An investigation into the online fundraising platform ActBlue has expanded to include 19 states, as attorneys general across the country question the company’s security practices and its potential role in facilitating illegal campaign donations.
The inquiry, which began with a handful of states and a House committee, now encompasses nearly half the country as concerns mount over whether ActBlue has been used to launder foreign money or make “straw donations”—a process where donations are made in individuals’ names without their consent.
State attorneys general have raised alarms that donations through ActBlue may have been improperly attributed to individuals who did not actually make them.
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In a letter sent to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones last week, the attorneys general pointed to potential security lapses that may allow such unauthorized donations to occur.
“Recent reporting suggests that there may be donors across the country who …