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– A nearly year-long investigation into ActBlue, a Democratic Party online donation platform, alleges a large number of suspicious donations have been made, resulting in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioning the Federal Election Commission to get involved.Since launching the investigation, Paxton said it’s been publicly reported that potentially fraudulent transactions have occurred on political committee online platforms.
In response to the investigation, Act Blue implemented a new measure in August requiring donors using credit cards to provide “CVV” codes.Paxton launched the investigation into ActBlue last December to see if the operations were compliant with all applicable laws as the platform implemented a new measure in August requiring donors using credit cards to provide “CVV” codes.Paxton says this alone isn’t enough to prevent straw political donations from being made.
“If not corrected by the FEC, bad actors can – with trivial ease – illegally funnel foreign money into American elections, exceed political contribution limits, and more.” “The record-breaking surge of small-dollar donations in Q3 2024 has clearly demonstrated the power of grassroots energy in shaping America’s political landscape,” ActBlue said.
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