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Machen previously provided the committees with a briefing to corroborate testimony from ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones and later authored a "white paper" on the subject.
Three House committee chairmen released an investigative update alleging that the Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue deliberately loosened its fraud-prevention standards in 2024 and then concealed evidence of illegal foreign contributions from Congress. The joint report from the House Administration, Judiciary, and Oversight committees draws on ActBlue's own internal documents, staff memos, supervisor communications, and training […] The post House Republicans accuse ActBlue of weakening fraud safeguards and accepting illegal foreign donations appeared first on American Almanac .
Three House committee chairmen released an investigative update alleging that the Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue deliberately loosened its fraud-prevention standards in 2024 and then concealed evidence of illegal foreign contributions from Congress. The joint report from the House Administration, Judiciary, and Oversight committees draws on ActBlue's own internal documents, staff memos, supervisor communications, and training materials, to build a case that the platform chose to accept more suspect donations even after its own analysts warned the changes would increase fraud. The committees are chaired by Reps. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, Jim Jordan of Ohio, and James Comer of Kentucky, all Republicans. ActBlue, the primary online…Open
A key ActBlue board member invoked the Fifth Amendment during a House investigation into alleged foreign and fraudulent donations to the Democratic fundraising platform.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: ActBlue board member Kimberly Peeler-Allen invoked the Fifth Amendment right to silence during a House investigation into allegations of foreign and fraudulent donations to the Democrat fundraising platform. This follows similar actions by ActBlue co-founder Matt DeBergalis and CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, who also refused to testify under oath earlier this year. DETAIL: The House Administration, Judiciary, and Oversight Committees are jointly investigating ActBlue for potentially accepting illicit foreign donations and failing to implement adequate fraud prevention measures. Concerns have been raised over ActBlue’s decision not to require credit card CVV numbers for contributions, a practice that opens the door…Open
DeBergalis is the latest high-ranking ActBlue official to invoke the Fifth Amendment. ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones invoked the Fifth Amendment multiple times during a House Administration Committee hearing in June.
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Prominent Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders continue funneling campaign donations through ActBlue even as congressional investigators probe the platform's failure to stop potentially illegal foreign contributions, and an 88-year-old Michigan woman disputes $150,000 in donations attributed to her name. The case of Elizabeth Waffle has become a flashpoint in a years-long congressional investigation […] The post Progressive leaders keep raising money through ActBlue as fraud investigation deepens appeared first on American Almanac .
Prominent Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders continue funneling campaign donations through ActBlue even as congressional investigators probe the platform's failure to stop potentially illegal foreign contributions, and an 88-year-old Michigan woman disputes $150,000 in donations attributed to her name. The case of Elizabeth Waffle has become a flashpoint in a years-long congressional investigation into the Democratic fundraising giant. Federal Election Commission records attribute more than 16,000 political contributions totaling nearly $150,000 to Waffle, an 88-year-old resident of Milan, Michigan, over a six-year span from September 2020 through June 2026. Waffle says the numbers are wrong. Interviewed…Open
ActBlue, the leading online fundraising platform for Democratic candidates and progressive causes, faces intense scrutiny from House Republicans over allegations it processed illegal foreign donations and contributions made with fake or stolen identities. This latest wave of investigations builds directly on a prior April 2025 House report that first exposed serious weaknesses in ActBlue’s donor […] The post ActBlue Under Fire: Claims of Foreign Donations and Identity Fraud appeared first on StoneZone .
ActBlue, the leading online fundraising platform for Democratic candidates and progressive causes, faces intense scrutiny from House Republicans over allegations it processed illegal foreign donations and contributions made with fake or stolen identities. This latest wave of investigations builds directly on a prior April 2025 House report that first exposed serious weaknesses in ActBlue’s donor vetting and compliance systems. Follow-up demands in April 2026 pressed ActBlue for full compliance with prior subpoenas, citing incomplete document production. House Republicans, primarily through the House Administration, Judiciary, and Oversight Committees, have investigated multiple allegations, including: - Illicit Foreign Donations: Reports…Open
Republican Congressman Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joins NewsNation to discuss ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones taking the Fifth amid scrutiny regarding foreign donations. "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a House Administration Committee hearing Wednesday examining allegations that foreign donations were funneled through the […] Source
Democratic fundraising platform, ActBlue, is facing allegations that its leadership intentionally misled Congress regarding its safeguards against illegal foreign donations. Their CEO Regina Wallace-Jones repeatedly plead the fifth during her hearing in front of Congress. #actblue #democrats #congress #fraud
Regina Wallace-Jones will be on the hot seat Wednesday for a House hearing on ActBlue's 'deeply unsettling' activities.