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Far-left outspoken Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett could find herself in hot water with the Federal Election Commission.<\/p>\n

An investigation has been launched into her campaign finances, which were raised via the controversial Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, after a complaint was filed by The Coolidge-Reagan Foundation, a conservative watchdog group, The Daily Signal\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe respondents will be notified of this complaint within five business days,\u201d FEC assistant general counsel for\u00a0complaints examination and legal administration Wanda D. Brown said to the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will be notified as soon as the\u00a0Federal Election Commission\u00a0(FEC) takes final action on your client\u2019s complaint. Should you receive any additional information in this matter, please forward it to the Office of the General Counsel,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FEC opened an investigation. There is a process, but they are investigating,\u201d Dan Backer, a Washington lawyer representing the Coolidge-Reagan Foundation, told the outlet.<\/p>\n

The investigation relates to 53 separate donations for a total of $595 to Crockett\u2019s campaign through ActBlue supposedly given by a 73-year-old Texas resident named Randy Best, the FEC complaint said.<\/p>\n

But in a video shared by one of Crockett\u2019s opponents, Sholdon Daniels, Best\u2019s wife\u00a0said\u00a0that she did not know about the donations, which has led to speculation that they could be fraudulent.<\/p>\n

\u201cRep. Crockett, through her principal campaign committee Respondent Jasmine for US, has received thousands of other donations through ActBlue totaling over $870,000,\u201d the complaint said. \u201cIt is unclear how many of these are similarly fraudulent transactions, made in the name of unsuspecting innocent people who did not actually provide the funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

ActBlue has come under fire before with accusations of laundering foreign campaign contributions.<\/p>\n

\u201cDemocratic fundraising platform\u00a0ActBlue\u00a0may have raked in millions through fraudulent donations, according to the testimonies of elderly Americans who said federal election records do not reflect their giving,\u201d The Signal\u00a0reported\u00a0in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cEighteen\u00a0registered Democrats\u00a0in Connecticut, all over the age of 70, appear to have donated $1.9 million to Democratic causes, including ActBlue, through hundreds of thousands of small donations from 2016 to 2024, according to a review of Federal Election Commission filings by Dominic Rapini, cybersecurity company CEO and a former Connecticut Republican candidate for office,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I examine the donation patterns tied to these alleged \u2018smurfs,\u2019 the irregularities jump off the page, revealing behavior that defies both human logic and common sense,\u201d Rapini said to The Daily Signal. \u201cTo safeguard trust in our election process, we must confront these anomalies head-on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wisconsin Republican\u00a0 Rep. Bryan Steil, the chairman of the House Administration Committee, said that he is aware of similar reports nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn response, last fall, I shared the findings of our investigation with several state attorneys general,\u201d he told The Signal. \u201cThe committee and I remain fully available to collaborate with any state law enforcement officials who wish to access the information we have gathered on this critical issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can promise you I have NOT made donations myself to the [Democratic National Committee] or Democratic local party since 2016 \u2026 ,\u201d one elderly woman reportedly said. \u201cAnything past that are fake and\/or manipulated donations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another woman, who is 91 years old, is listed as having made 2,591 donations for a total of $41,000, according to FEC filings.<\/p>\n

But that woman signed an affidavit with Rapini, in which she denied making any donations.<\/p>\n

A post on the ActBlue website assures donors that the platform is secure and meets \u201cethical standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cActBlue is proud to serve as a trusted platform that empowers small-dollar donors to legally and securely contribute to political candidates, political action committees, and other political and nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations. Our robust security program and strict fraud prevention measures help us rigorously protect donors\u2019 information, root out potentially unlawful foreign contributions, protect donors from financial fraud, and flag other potentially unlawful or fraudulent activity. As a result, donors, candidates, and organizations can feel confident that their information is safe and our platform is secure,\u201d the post\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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