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ActBlue Fundraising Continues Amid Congressional Fraud Probe

8/18/2026

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed keep raising money on ActBlue despite a congressional probe.
Milan, Michigan resident Elizabeth Waffle disputes nearly $150,000 of contributions attributed to her, though FEC records list over 16,000 contributions from September 2020 to June 2026.
House committees have probed ActBlue’s fraud safeguards since 2023, while the platform denies wrongdoing, says it is targeted by MAGA Republicans, and claims a zero-tolerance policy.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed keep raising money on ActBlue despite a congressional probe.
Milan, Michigan resident Elizabeth Waffle disputes nearly $150,000 of contributions attributed to her, though FEC records list over 16,000 contributions from September 2020 to June 2026.
House committees have probed ActBlue’s fraud safeguards since 2023, while the platform denies wrongdoing, says it is targeted by MAGA Republicans, and claims a zero-tolerance policy.