ActBlue, the Democrat Party’s biggest fundraising platform, is facing serious scrutiny.
A growing number of investigators suspect it has been involved in identity theft, credit card fraud, and even money laundering.
For years, ActBlue has raked in billions for left-wing candidates and causes. But watchdogs are asking: Where exactly is all that money coming from?
Investigations Heating Up
Before the last election, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability tried to get answers. They asked then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to hand over bank reports on suspicious ActBlue transactions.
She stalled. Probably hoping Democrats would win back the House and make the problem go away.
That didn’t happen.
Now, with Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, the investigation is moving full speed ahead. And things don’t look good for ActBlue.
In February, seven top ActBlue officials suddenly quit.
These weren’t just paper-pushers. Among them was the group’s highest-ranking legal officer, its chief revenue officer, and a senior engineer who helped build the system through which ActBlue processes donations.
Smells fishy, doesn’t it?
The “Smurfing” Scandal
At the heart of the controversy is something called “smurfing.”
This is a form of money laundering where big-dollar donors break up their contributions into thousands of small donations under different names.
Why? To dodge campaign finance laws and hide where the money is really coming from.
Here’s where it gets wild.
According to FEC records, a Colorado resident allegedly made 57,138 donations—totaling over $234,000.
A Florida donor reportedly gave 52,591 times, worth nearly $388,000.
One person in California supposedly made 52,501 donations worth an eye-popping $884,152.
Does anyone really believe that average Americans are making tens of thousands of political donations? Or is someone using their names without permission?
The States Step In
It’s not just Congress looking into this.
At least 19 state attorneys general are now investigating whether ActBlue has been processing donations made fraudulently without the contributor’s knowledge.
A group of these state officials sent a letter to ActBlue’s CEO, Regina Wallace-Jones, saying:
“There may be donors across the country who are identified in FEC filings as having donated through ActBlue, but who did not actually make those donations.”
In plain English: Is ActBlue laundering cash by using fake donors?
An Old Trick?
Conservatives have been sounding the alarm on this for years.
Back in 2023, independent journalist James O’Keefe exposed ActBlue’s shady fundraising patterns.
He went door-to-door, asking people listed as frequent donors if they had actually made those donations.
Many had no idea their names were being used. Others slammed the door in his face.
Democrats, of course, are trying to dismiss the whole thing.
They claim there’s “no proof” of wrongdoing. But if that’s true, why are 19 states and Congress now investigating?
Who’s Really Behind the Money?
Let’s do some math.
ActBlue has raised about $16 billion for Democrats since 2004. In the last election alone, it reported collecting more than $3.8 billion, most of it from “small-dollar” donors.
Really? At a time when Americans are struggling to afford gas and groceries?
The truth is, much of this money is likely coming from billionaire left-wing donors like George Soros and Reid Hoffman.
But if it was disclosed as large-dollar donations, it would raise red flags. So instead, critics believe ActBlue may be spreading the money across thousands of fake small-dollar donations to stay under the radar.
And that brings us to the million-dollar question: If ActBlue gets shut down, who will do the Democrats’ dirty work?
With investigations ramping up, we may soon find out.
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