A Wisconsin judge has approved a subpoena for documents requested in an October lawsuit alleging nearly 400 cases of identity theft to make fraudulent donations to Democratic campaigns through ActBlue “smurfs.”
This could open the door to various investigations into the ActBlue fundraising platform.
Gateway Pundit previously reported on the lawsuit alleging racketeering and identity theft filed by America First Policy Institute on behalf of plaintiff Mark Block.
Just: A Wisconsin GOP consultant filed a bombshell lawsuit alleging ActBlue’s fraudulent use of information for financial money laundering (aka “smurfing”).
Block, a longtime Republican political strategist, said his personal information was used to launder funds 385 times for 62 different campaigns and political organizations, including 35 donations to the Harris Victory Fund through the Democratic Party’s ActBlue fundraising platform over the past five months. It was claimed that it was done. . This came after he discovered ActBlue donation receipts had been sent to his alias email address using the same fake name.
“These fraudulent donations average only $3.24 per transaction, but they conveniently fit into a loophole created by Federal Election Commission (FEC) reporting requirements,” the initial complaint states.
At a Nov. 21 hearing, Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad D. Schimel granted a limited request for documents showing the extent to which fraud was used to make these donations.
“Something is wrong,” Judge Schimel said. “Plaintiffs have presented ample evidence in support of their complaints and subpoenas to demonstrate that there may be something here.”
The judge denied some discovery requests about ActBlue’s fraud protections, but granted a narrower request to determine how fraudulent payments using Block’s email addresses were made.
ActBlue lawyers argued that they were not required to produce the requested documents because they were “not a party to this litigation.”
But the judge disagreed, calling ActBlue a “non-party conduit for contributions,” noting “something is not right,” and expressing confusion about ActBlue’s “practical resistance to sharing” information about potentially fraudulent contributions. I did it.
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Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on the laundering of political campaign funds through fraudulent small donations to ActBlue, also known as “smurfing.” These donations are made through identity theft, often using older people’s personal information to fund political causes.
Among the individuals indicted in this fraud scheme are Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was funded by Soros, and Manhattan, who was funded by Soros. District Attorney Alvin BraggDemocratic Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI), Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock (GA), and Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
Trump-endorsed Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake’s 2024 primary was also targeted by ActBlue smurfs, which appear to have aided her opponent, Democrat Ruben Gallego.
Most of this money appears to come from foreign countries and is being laundered by Democrats through Ukraine. Gateway Pundit recently reported that former Polish Minister Piotr Kulpa said that up to half of U.S. aid to Ukraine was laundered by Ukrainians, with a significant portion going to U.S. Democrats.
Additionally, House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil issued a subpoena “related to ActBlue’s donor verification policies and the potential for foreign actors to use this platform to launder illicit funds into U.S. political campaigns.”
“The committee’s investigation revealed that foreign actors may be taking advantage of ActBlue’s inadequate security protocols,” Steil said in a press release. “We are requesting a series of documents and communications related to our donor security and verification policies to ensure that foreign funds are not laundered through ActBlue.”
This is a developing story.
