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Editor’s Note: We added the question, “Election Integrity Win?” to the title because some are heralding the change in the way ActBlue accepts credit card donations. This does NOT cut to the heart of what ActBlue is accused of doing, which is funneling large sums of money to Democrat campaigns by plugging in small donations using the names of those who have donated in the past.
Credit cards are not the issue. In fact, the victims whose identities are being used to funnel in donations aren’t even being charged from their own accounts. Large bundles of cash come in, then are distributed as small donations through unsuspecting “donors.” Adding this new security requirement does absolutely nothing to impact the funneling operation. So to us, this is nowhere near being a win. It’s just action so Republican lawmakers can pretend like they’re doing something. With that said, here’s the article…
(The Epoch Times)—ActBlue agreed to tighten its donation security requirements, according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who, along with other Republican-controlled states and a congressional committee, is investigating the Democratic fundraising platform.
Paxton said in an Aug. 8 statement that ActBlue has cooperated with the Texas investigation and will now require CVV codes for credit card contributions.
One primary focus of the Texas probe launched in December 2023 involved ActBlue’s failure to require donors to provide CVV codes, which are numerical codes printed on credit cards commonly used to combat credit card fraud.
“ActBlue has been the subject of numerous allegations of illicit activity, including that its platform may enable fraud,” the statement said.
Paxton said his office issued a supplemental civil investigative demand in his ongoing probe to obtain additional information relevant to allegations of wrongdoing regarding ActBlue.
Enforcing the law surrounding elections and campaign contributions is critical, he said.
“Certain features of campaign finance law may incentivize bad actors to use platforms like ActBlue to covertly move money to political campaigns to evade legal requirements,” Paxton said.
State attorneys general from Virginia, Wyoming, and Missouri have launched similar investigations into ActBlue.
ActBlue has denied wrongdoing.
“This investigation is nothing more than a partisan political attack and scare tactic to undermine the power of Democratic and progressive small-dollar donors,” the organization said in a statement on Aug. 2 as Virginia announced its investigation.
Republicans have resorted to “political attacks and spreading false accusations” because they can’t accept that millions of Democrats are donating, according to the group’s statement.
ActBlue did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Epoch Times.
On the federal level, Rep. Bryan Steil, (R-Wis.) chairman of the House Administration Committee, initiated a probe into ActBlue last fall amid allegations it facilitated illegal contributions to political committees nationwide.
In an Aug. 5 news release, Steil asked the FEC to require political campaigns to verify online donors’ CVV codes and stop taking donations via prepaid credit cards and gift cards.
In March 2023, O’Keefe Media Group reported that senior citizens in Maryland and elsewhere denied making all the donations attributed to them in Federal Election Commission records.
Donors contacted by O’Keefe Media Group said they made political contributions to ActBlue but had no knowledge of making what amounted to thousands of donations—with some totaling more than $200,000— in a few years.
The media group found similar anomalies in data from WinRed, a Republican platform similar to ActBlue. The House Administration Committee does not appear to be investigating the WinRed fundraising organization.
The Associated Press and Epoch Times reporter Samantha Flom contributed to this report.
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by Harbingers Daily
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by Free Beacon
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by Sponsored Post
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by Natural News
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by End Times Headlines
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by End Times Headlines
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by WND
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by Infowars
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