▁The ▁main ▁issues ▁c ited ▁for ▁the ▁split ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Alliance ▁were ▁over ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁expanded ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors , ▁prompt ▁and ▁professional ▁publishing ▁of ▁a ▁news - mag azine ▁and ▁open ▁account ing ▁of ▁all ▁funds ▁collected . ▁The ▁new ▁organization ▁picked ▁Kevin ▁Alfred ▁St rom ▁as ▁its ▁new ▁leader , ▁but ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁was ▁not ▁created . ▁Within ▁ 8 ▁months ▁half ▁of ▁all ▁National ▁V angu ard ▁members ▁had ▁either ▁res igned ▁or ▁formed ▁another ▁new ▁group . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁leaders ▁who ▁planned ▁the ▁initial ▁coup ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Alliance ▁group ▁quit ▁the ▁National ▁V angu ard ▁within ▁ 1 5 ▁months , ▁but ▁without ▁all ▁the ▁open ▁Internet ▁air ing ▁of ▁" internal ▁la und ry ." ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁St rom ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁and ▁Federal ▁Marsh als ▁for ▁child ▁por n ography ▁related ▁charges . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁possession ▁of ▁child ▁por n ography ▁( although ▁he ▁maintain s ▁that ▁the ▁possession ▁was ▁in ad vert ent ) ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁months ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁National ▁V angu ard ▁maintain s ▁an ▁active ▁website ▁featuring ▁daily ▁articles ▁and ▁updates . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁Since ▁the ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁National ▁V angu ard , ▁the ▁group ▁has ▁been ▁focused ▁upon ▁unit ▁meet ings ▁and ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁f