Texas AG Sues ActBlue Over Deceptive Donations and Foreign-Funding Risk
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against ActBlue, accusing the platform of deceptive donation processes that may enable fraudulent and foreign contributions and violate state law. The move comes after investigations and reporting suggested safeguards were inconsistently applied, with examples like gift-card donations bypassing identification, and amid congressional inquiries claiming ActBlue claimed to halt illegal operations.
- Attorney General Paxton Files Landmark Lawsuit Against ActBlue for Deceiving Americans by Lying About Its Donation Processes that Allow Fraudulent and Foreign Donations Attorney General (.gov)
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Democratic donor platform ActBlue The Texas Tribune
- ActBlue, Democratic fundraising engine, faces lawsuit over foreign donations The Washington Post
- Texas AG Paxton sues Dem fundraising platform ActBlue, alleging 'fraudulent and foreign donations' Fox News
- ActBlue employees took the Fifth in House depositions 146 times in probe on alleged donor fraud nypost.com
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