Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has given the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue a deadline of 10 days to disclose its methods for verifying the “legitimacy and accuracy” of donor information. Miyares has raised concerns over what he describes as hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations that seem implausible and suspicious.
This investigation follows Senator Marco Rubio's recent criticism of ActBlue, which he alleged is involved in money laundering. Rubio claimed on a podcast with Charlie Kirk that ActBlue’s system lacks sufficient verification measures, such as requiring CVV codes for donations.
Miyares’s concerns focus on donors making frequent, large contributions, some making multiple on a daily basis over the course of multiple years. Included were individuals listed as “not employed” or “retired,” and those with questionable addresses. He is investigating whether some donations might be linked to fictional donors or dummy accounts and whether the reported information could be fraudulent or made without the donors' consent. The letter did not disclose the number of donors total, and did not note how much money could be involved.
Miyares has requested that ActBlue submit a comprehensive account of its verification procedures and practices by August 12. ActBlue has not yet responded to these allegations.
Read the Virginia Attorney General’s letter here.
