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A new investigation by a media outlet has raised additional questions regarding thousands of small-dollar donations to ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising platform, over a short period, as a growing number of state attorneys general and congressional Republicans launch probes of their own.

The Tennessee Star has identified seven individuals whom ActBlue reported as having made over 1,000 donations each since the start of 2023, further intensifying suspicions that the platform may be involved in fraudulent activities.

Margaret Maher, a 68-year-old woman listed as “Not Employed,” has reportedly made nearly $33,000 in donations to the left-wing’s largest Political Action Committee (PAC) through 4,200 individual contributions over the past 20 months, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the Democrat-supporting non-profit corporation, the outlet reported.

Most of these transactions were between $2 and $5 and are designated for various groups, including the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), the Stop Trump PAC, the Retired Americans PAC, and the National Democratic Training Committee PAC, among others. Whether knowingly or not, Maher is the second-largest donor to the Stop GOP Governors PAC this year.

“Still, a majority of her alleged donations went directly into the coffers of ActBlue to spend as it pleases,” the report said.

The outlet said it attempted to reach Maher, but her phone had been disconnected. The outlet also informed U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Mark Wildasin, who issued a warrant for an FBI raid on the home of U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) last week, of its findings but was noncommittal as to whether he would launch an investigation.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the influential House Administration Committee has shifted his investigation into one of the Democrats’ most successful political action committees to focus on whether foreigners might be laundering money into the 2024 election, Just the News reports.

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) stated that his committee has identified individuals who assert they did not make the donations listed under their names in Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports filed by Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue. His committee, which handles election integrity issues, has “activated a full investigation.”

“My concern is that individuals are outside the jurisdiction in the United States who may be engaged in this,” Steil told the “Just the News, No Noise” television show. “We need to make sure that we’re avoiding, in particular, foreign interference in American elections in a period of time when the Biden administration and radical Democrats are happy to do the opposite.”

Last week, Steil wrote to the Federal Election Commission requesting the implementation of emergency rules to strengthen donor verification and prevent fraud by anonymous donors who use others’ names to make contributions. “Following widespread allegations of fraudulent donations being reported to the FEC by ActBlue, one of the largest fundraising platforms in the country, this emergency rule-making is necessary to reassure the American people that ActBlue is taking the necessary steps to protect its donors,” Steil told the FEC.

In his interview with Just the News, Steil said he is seeking to close two “loopholes” that could address the concerns his committee has identified: the use of anonymous gift cards for political contributions and the lack of a requirement for Card Verification Value (CVV) numbers by PACs like ActBlue when processing donations.

“We continue to get evidence that individuals have come forward and are noting that there are donations in their name that they did not make,” he said. “I’m of the belief that these loopholes that we’ve identified might be the culprit.”

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is one of a number of Republican AGs vowing to open investigations into potentially fraudulent donations made to the Democratic Party’s candidates via the ActBlue platform.

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