DOJ accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of fraud, law center calls it a political attack
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The Southern Poverty Law Center has made its name battling extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan.
It is now facing federal charges of fraud, accused of funneling millions into some of those very same hate groups.
Jan Crawford has more.
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