Former Southern Poverty Law Center official Heidi Beirich has been arrested as federal prosecutors unveil sweeping allegations involving millions of dollars in donor funds. Prosecutors alleged that at least $4.1 million in tax-exempt donations was secretly funneled through accounts tied to supposedly unaffiliated businesses and used to support individuals connected to violent extremist groups. The indictment also includes explosive allegations involving extremist rallies, recruitment, KKK materials and payments to sources.

A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group.

A former chief financial officer at the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California and for her alleged role in overseeing secret payments to informants inside of…