A sprawling investigation into the online fundraising platform ActBlue has expanded into 19 states, as attorneys general across the country press the company on its security practices and whether Democrats might be using the platform to cheat on election donations.
In a letter sent last week to ActBlue CEO and President Regina Wallace-Jones, the state attorneys general highlighted potential security issues with the online fundraising platform that could be allowing donations made in people’s names who didn’t donate.
An investigation that began with a few states and a House committee has now spread across nearly half the country as chief state investigators are endeavoring to determine whether Democrats have used the ActBlue to launder foreign money or craft donations in people’s names without their permission, a practice known as "straw donations."
Amid his investigation into ActBlue, House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., made referrals last month to the attorneys general in Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and Florida regarding the fundraising platform.
The attorneys general asked Wallace-Jones to respond by Oct. 23.
Given the prominent role it plays in our elections, it is incumbent on ActBlue to address the serious questions created by apparent irregularities in ActBlue’s FEC filings,” the attorneys general added.
9488, called the SHIELD Act, which would require the disclosure of the card verification value and increase safeguards for online campaign donations.
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