On Friday, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R-VA) sent a letter to the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue demanding answers after reporting from the O'Keefe Media Group, led by independent reporter James O'Keefe, exposing multiple fraud instances.
Earlier this year, James O'Keefe released a report that highlighted the alleged "money laundering scheme" between ActBlue and unsuspecting elderly donors. According to public records, some donors who had previously donated to ActBlue were having donations made in their name up to three times a day, every day, for an entire year. One of the donors highlighted by O'Keefe had allegedly made over 1,000 donations across 2022, totaling $18,849.77.
In response to the potential illegal activity taking place by the Democrat fundraising site, Attorney General Miyares demanded that the political action committee provide much-needed answers to explain why some donors were donating at an "implausible" rate on a daily basis.
"My office has become aware of multiple serious allegations that ActBlue, ActBlue Civics, Inc., and ActBlue Charities, Inc. (together "ActBlue") have engaged in fraudulent, deceptive, and/or otherwise illegal activities in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or have aided and abetted others in doing so," Miyares letter opens. "This includes hundreds of thousands of dollars of contributions through individual donors in the Commonwealth in volumes that are facially implausible and appear suspicious."
Miyares explained in his letter that hundreds of donations were being made in these donors' names and that some of them are elderly citizens who list their occupation as "not employed" or "retired."
"Taken together, these circumstances appear to indicate that contributions via ActBlue are being made with fictional donors or dummy accounts, or that information reported by or through ActBlue may be fraudulent," the Virginia attorney general explained. "Alternatively, these circumstances may indicate that contributions via ActBlue are being made without the reported donors' consent or awareness. Accordingly, these contributions and ActBlue's facilitation thereof may violate multiple provisions of Virginia charitable and criminal law."
The Republican official emphasized that ActBlue could have broken multiple local, state, and federal election laws if the accusations of fraudulent behavior proved to be credible. To get to the bottom of the potentially criminal behavior, Miyares demanded that the political fundraising company provide a "detailed description of ActBlue's processes and procedures for verifying the legitimacy and accuracy of donor and contribution information." Miyares gave ActBlue a deadline of August 12, 2024, to comply with his letter.
Read Miyares' letter and view James O'Keefe's investigation of ActBlue's allegedly fraudulent behavior below:
Earlier this year, James O'Keefe released a report that highlighted the alleged "money laundering scheme" between ActBlue and unsuspecting elderly donors. According to public records, some donors who had previously donated to ActBlue were having donations made in their name up to three times a day, every day, for an entire year. One of the donors highlighted by O'Keefe had allegedly made over 1,000 donations across 2022, totaling $18,849.77.
In response to the potential illegal activity taking place by the Democrat fundraising site, Attorney General Miyares demanded that the political action committee provide much-needed answers to explain why some donors were donating at an "implausible" rate on a daily basis.
"My office has become aware of multiple serious allegations that ActBlue, ActBlue Civics, Inc., and ActBlue Charities, Inc. (together "ActBlue") have engaged in fraudulent, deceptive, and/or otherwise illegal activities in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or have aided and abetted others in doing so," Miyares letter opens. "This includes hundreds of thousands of dollars of contributions through individual donors in the Commonwealth in volumes that are facially implausible and appear suspicious."
Miyares explained in his letter that hundreds of donations were being made in these donors' names and that some of them are elderly citizens who list their occupation as "not employed" or "retired."
"Taken together, these circumstances appear to indicate that contributions via ActBlue are being made with fictional donors or dummy accounts, or that information reported by or through ActBlue may be fraudulent," the Virginia attorney general explained. "Alternatively, these circumstances may indicate that contributions via ActBlue are being made without the reported donors' consent or awareness. Accordingly, these contributions and ActBlue's facilitation thereof may violate multiple provisions of Virginia charitable and criminal law."
The Republican official emphasized that ActBlue could have broken multiple local, state, and federal election laws if the accusations of fraudulent behavior proved to be credible. To get to the bottom of the potentially criminal behavior, Miyares demanded that the political fundraising company provide a "detailed description of ActBlue's processes and procedures for verifying the legitimacy and accuracy of donor and contribution information." Miyares gave ActBlue a deadline of August 12, 2024, to comply with his letter.
Read Miyares' letter and view James O'Keefe's investigation of ActBlue's allegedly fraudulent behavior below:
Maryland Woman Denies 1,000+ Donations to ActBlue; OMG Uncovers Fraud Scheme
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) July 28, 2024
Cindy Nowe of Annapolis, Maryland, allegedly contributed over 1,000 times to ActBlue in 2022, totaling $18,849.77. That means Cindy would have had to donate three times a day, every day, for the whole… pic.twitter.com/XcHLyepV89
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