Financial Influence

Established Fact Instances appear in public FEC records in which the same physical address is associated with multiple donor names making near-simultaneous contributions to the same recipients — a pattern consistent with identity fabrication or credential harvesting at a single address. Citations “ActBlue wrote to Sift specifically about its failure to detect a fraud campaign

Established Fact Analysis of public FEC filings identified statistically anomalous frequencies of contributions in exact round-dollar amounts ($1, $5, $10, $15) attributed to single named donors over compressed time periods — a pattern inconsistent with typical individual donor behavior. Citations Analysis of FEC bulk data (Schedule A filings), FEC.gov, https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data Election Research Institute, Anomalous Contribution

Established Fact Members of the House Administration and Judiciary Committees transmitted formal letters to the DOJ and FEC requesting investigation of ActBlue’s donor verification practices, citing constituent complaints and FEC data anomalies. Citations Formal letter from House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, and Oversight Chairman James Comer to U.S. Attorney General Pam

Established Fact Investigative reporting identified dozens of individuals whose names appear in FEC records as making large volumes of small, repeated contributions via ActBlue whom, when contacted, stated they had made no such contributions and did not recognize the transactions. Citations John Solomon & Steven Richards, ‘Hundreds of ActBlue donors say they never made contributions

Established Fact As of the compilation of this report, ActBlue has not published an independent third-party audit of its fraud detection performance for the 2020 election cycle, nor has it produced complete responsive records to all congressional inquiries. Citations Letter from Rep. Bryan Steil to ActBlue, Oct. 31, 2023 (on file, House Committee on Administration),