A civil rights group known for tracking hate groups is now facing criminal charges, a bad turn for the organization and an embarrassing one given the details.

• The Southern Poverty Law Center was charged as an organization with bank fraud and money laundering tied to payments made to informants.
• An individual named in the case is the first person to be charged personally, beyond the group itself.
• Investigators signaled the probe is not over and more charges could follow the initial indictment.
• The twist: someone who spent years warning that Nazi and white supremacist groups were growing was allegedly dating a man tied to the KKK.

Outlook: Expect more names and charges as investigators keep digging into the informant payments.