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politics7 days ago•10 min saved

GOP expands ActBlue inquiry over alleged foreign donations

House Republicans say their ActBlue investigation is far from over after a Fox News Digital report raised questions about foreign donations and verification, pledging more documents and testimony in the coming weeks. The probe has highlighted memos suggesting red flags on donors and admissions by ActBlue staff, with ten employees/board members invoking the Fifth Amendment during depositions. ActBlue denies wrongdoing and points to its own statements that foreign-donation issues are not evidenced, while House committees vow continued oversight and potential actions amid partisan clash over motive.

via Fox News|

#actblue #foreign-donations #fundraising

politics16 days ago•2 min saved

Crypto Billionaires Pour Record $49 Million Into Reform UK, Sparking Funding Scrutiny

A second crypto billionaire, Christopher Harborne, donates about $48.7 million to Reform UK, matching Ben Delo's prior gift and lifting total pledges to about $97 million since Friday. The donations coincide with a Metropolitan Police probe into possible illegal foreign contributions, drawing criticism from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch as Reform positions itself as a challenger to the mainstream parties.

via Al Jazeera|

#ben-delo #christopher-harborne #foreign-donations

politics24 days ago•4 min saved

Farage’s Reform UK Aides Step Down After Foreign-Donor Polling Sting

Two senior Reform UK aides resigned after Channel 4 aired an undercover report alleging the party arranged for a U.S. donor to fund polling, potentially breaching UK campaign-finance laws; Reform says it was the victim of a climate-activist hoax and no money was accepted, while Labour has asked police to investigate possible offences and the Electoral Commission is reviewing donor vetting as Farage faces ongoing funding scrutiny.

via NBC News|

#farage #foreign-donations #politics

politics5 months ago•2 min saved

Texas AG Sues ActBlue Over Deceptive Donations and Foreign-Funding Risk

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.

via Attorney General (.gov)|

#actblue #campaign-finance #election-integrity

politics5 months ago•4 min saved

ActBlue Staff Invoke Fifth in House Donor-Fraud Inquiry (146 Times)

ActBlue employees invoked the Fifth Amendment at least 146 times in depositions with House committees probing donor fraud on the platform, with several officials and former lawyers declining to answer substantive questions. The interim report faults testimony evasions, cites alleged gaps in fraud-prevention for foreign donations since 2020, and suggests withheld materials and potential misleading statements to Congress. ActBlue denies wrongdoing, while the probe widens, and Texas AG Paxton has sued ActBlue based on the committees’ findings.

via New York Post|

#actblue #congressional-hearings #donor-fraud

education2 years ago•3 min saved

US Universities Face Funding Cuts for Failing to Address Antisemitism and Islamophobia

Over 200 US universities, including prestigious institutions such as Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Harvard, and MIT, have allegedly received $13 billion in "undocumented contributions from foreign governments," with a significant portion coming from authoritarian regimes like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, and the UAE. The funds were not recorded with the US Department of Education between 2014 and 2019. Qatar was the largest donor, contributing $2.7 billion, followed by England with $1.4 billion. The report raises concerns about the potential harm to democratic norms and highlights incidents of antisemitism on campuses during the period covered by the donations.

via New York Post |

#antisemitism #authoritarian-regimes #education