Attorneys General in multiple states are investigating the leading Democratic political action committee, ActBlue, after several investigative journalists reported on allegations of fraud and money laundering.
Investigative researcher Parker Thayer, who works with the Capital Research Center, shared a screenshot showing tens-of-thousands of donations allegedly sent by the same Michigan individual.
“A single donor in the small town of Monroe has supposedly donated over 20,000 times since 2019, totaling >$40,000,” Thayer wrote. “They live in a 1,000 sqft house built in 1956.”
Another donor in Brighton, Michigan has made more than 2,500 donations since October 2023. That individual’s address was listed as a retirement home.
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“There are dozens more donors like the examples above, and there are two explanations,” Thayer wrote. “1. [ActBlue] is preying on seniors with poor memory by repeatedly sending them requests to sign up for stacking monthly contributions. 2. Some sort of straw-donor scheme is happening.”
O’Keefe Media Group founder James O’Keefe has also reported on a number of instances of alleged fraud generally targeted at senior citizens.
In March, O’Keefe traveled to Maryland and spoke with residents whose names and addresses were linked to tens-of-thousands in donations to ActBlue and other left-wing organizations or political candidates. Almost all residents said that they had donated to ActBlue and other campaigns, though all denied making large contributions.
Federal Election Commission data analyzed by Election Watch, a citizen journalist group, revealed that hundreds of senior citizens across the nation had been making hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of individual donations to ActBlue and other campaigns.
One senior citizen had made 1,009 individual donations for a total of $18,849.77 since 2022. While she did say that she had made donations to ActBlue and Joe Biden’s election campaign, she vehemently denied having donated more than $18,000 and was shocked by the news.
A citizen journalist in New Jersey recently uncovered additional evidence of pointing to alleged campaign finance fraud targeting senior citizens in New Jersey.
One elderly woman began sobbing after being informed that over $86,000 had been donated to left-wing political campaigns in her name. “86-thousand-dollars? Oh my, that’s…I… I did that?” the distraught senior citizen said. Over 5,300 individual donations had been made in her name over the course of two years. The donations ranged from just one dollar, all the way up to $5,000.
In response to the flood of allegations, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey vowed to investigate. “My team is looking into the disturbing allegations surrounding ActBlue,” Bailey wrote in an X post on Wednesday. “More to come.”
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has stated that he is aware of the allegations and will be taking action. “My office is aware of these allegations and rest assured, we are looking into it,” he said.
In Wyoming, Secretary of State Chuck Gray announced that his office will also be opening an investigation.
“In the wake of nationwide money laundering and identity theft allegations against Democratic fundraising organization ActBlue, Secretary of State Chuck Gray announced an investigation into ActBlue Wyoming, a political action committee registered with the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. ActBlue has been accused of stealing peoples’ identities to conceal illegal donations, such as donations from foreign actors. As the chief election officer for the State of Wyoming, Secretary Gray is tasked with ensuring the integrity of Wyoming elections,” Gray wrote in a press release.
“The widespread allegations against ActBlue are deeply troubling, and we must ensure that political action committees are following the Wyoming Election Code,” Secretary Gray said in a statement. “Claiming that a person donated to a PAC if that person never donated to that PAC would be a felony under Wyoming law. I am very concerned, and remain committed to a thorough review of contributions to ensure compliance with Wyoming law.”
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