# ActBlue accused of covering up fraudulent donations

> Congressional Republicans say the Democratic fundraising platform weakened fraud checks and lied to Congress about security.
- Title: ActBlue accused of covering up fraudulent donations · Fox News
- Summary: Congressional Republicans say the Democratic fundraising platform weakened fraud checks and lied to Congress about security. ActBlue allegedly relaxed fraud…
- Keywords: actblue, democratic fundraising, fraud allegations, foreign donations, congressional investigation, bryan steil, jim jordan, james comer, regina wallace-jones, house administration committee, news, politics
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/politics/dem-fundraising-giant-actblue-accused-fraudulent-donation-cover-up-explosive-report
- Author: Elizabeth Elkind
- Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: actblue, democratic fundraising, fraud allegations, foreign donations, congressional investigation, bryan steil, jim jordan, james comer, regina wallace-jones, house administration committee, news, politics
## Dem fundraiser accused of fraud cover-up
Congressional Republicans say ActBlue, a major Democratic fundraising platform, covered up fraudulent donations and lied to Congress about its security standards.
## ActBlue weakened fraud checks in 2024
The company deliberately took a more lenient approach to fraud prevention, weakening policies at least twice despite knowing it would increase fraudulent contributions.

> decided to take 'a more lenient approach' to fraud prevention in 2024
## Staff told to accept donations, not scrutinize
Internal trainings directed the fraud prevention team to look for reasons to accept contributions rather than examine them closely for fraud indicators, violating federal regulations.

> 'look for reasons to accept contributions' rather than to examine them closely
## Platform detected 22 fraud campaigns
ActBlue had identified at least 22 significant fraud campaigns in recent years, including several from foreign sources, yet continued the lenient approach.
## Passport verification was essentially fake
CEO Regina Wallace-Jones told Congress that foreign donations required passport verification, but Republicans say the system only checked character count, not validity.
## Supervisors approved flagged donations
Internal memos show ActBlue supervisors approved donations with obvious red flags, including one from someone with a Hong Kong IP address and another flagged as foreign.

> Donor sometimes has an IP in Hong Kong, but none of their other signals raise any eyebrows
## Leaders invoked Fifth Amendment rights
Multiple ActBlue leaders who appeared before Congress refused to testify, invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions about the allegations.
## ActBlue denies wrongdoing, calls it political
ActBlue says the investigation is a political stunt and claims a third-party forensic analysis undermined the GOP's central claims against the platform.

> There's nothing to see here. After we released findings of a third-party forensic analysis that completely undermined a central claim that they have made
## Key takeaway

ActBlue allegedly relaxed fraud prevention rules in 2024 and accepted donations with obvious red flags, including potentially foreign contributions.