Did ActBlue Forget Their Wallet? Fraud Allegations and CVV-Free Donations Cause Conservative Uproar

ActBlue Controversy: FEC Investigation Demanded

Folks, we have an interesting pickle here! Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., fired off a letter demanding the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to stick their noses into a little business called ActBlue. Yep, the same ActBlue that’s been raking in the big bucks for our dear Vice President Harris’ presidential run.

Tenney, who’s co-chairing the House Election Integrity Caucus—sounds fancy, huh?—mentioned in her letter addressed to FEC Chair Sean Cooksey and Vice Chair Ellen Weintraub that things are smelling fishier than a seafood market. With “significant public reporting on weird transactions” involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, she really laid it on thick.

You see, folks, according to publicly available data, some generous souls allegedly donated to ActBlue more times than most of us blink in a day. Problem is, these kind-hearted souls had no clue their nicknames and home addresses were being used to swim in the sea of donations!

FEC and ActBlue’s Response

Of course, FEC decided to play it coy and declined to comment. ActBlue? They’re keeping their lips just as sewn. Silent as a mouse, my friends!

The juiciest part? ActBlue, the maverick, doesn’t ask for CVV numbers for their transactions. Call me old-fashioned, but isn’t that like letting folks into your house without checking who they are? Tenney claims that using CVV numbers is a clever anti-fraud trick most online platforms prefer. Why? Well, it keeps the fraudsters at bay, and let’s face it, no one wants those party crashers.

“Given the utter lack of basic security in their money-grabbing ways, it’s no surprise ActBlue could be a goldmine for sneaky behavior,” Tenney penned.

Imagine, dear foreign actors out there, creating fake accounts to milk systems without robust checks. Just what we needed, right?

Tenney’s Demands

Tenney is pushing FEC to sniff around, look at these strange donation activities, and maybe clue us in if they’ve already poked at ActBlue’s lackadaisical verification. If they have, spill the beans, will ya?

If not, she’s asking if the FEC would commit—and I mean down-on-one-knee kind of commitment—to investigating these dubious donations, and ActBlue’s absent verification guardrails.

Issue	Concern
CVV Verification	ActBlue doesn’t require CVV for transactions
Donation Frequency	Unusually high number of donations from single sources
Identity Verification	Potential use of fake or stolen identities for donations

Additional Concerns and Actions

In addition to this, the letter questioned whether ActBlue plays by the federal rules for accepting online donations. And let’s not forget the Committee on House Administration’s appeal for some rushed-up rulemaking magic to enforce CVV verification for online contributions.

Meanwhile, Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., wasn’t sitting on his hands. He’s also nudging FEC to enforce campaigns to verify the CVV of anyone pitching in with a credit or debit card. Inspired by accusations from whistleblowers claiming ActBlue is immune to common sense, our boy Steil made his own plea.

And as of Monday morning, Steil was proven right! Now, suddenly a CVV goes hand-in-hand with donating to the VP. Coincidence? We think not!

Whistleblower Revelations

Lifestyles on retirement funds have been highlighted, with whistleblowers revealing scores of donations, some as low as $2.50, from one retired individual. Guess what, friends? These small, repetitive nibbles add up to a whole cookie after a while, funding Harris in her showdown against ol’ Trump this November.

Conclusion

So, what’s the takeaway? Time to grab some popcorn and watch this saga unfold. Will the FEC start sniffing like a bloodhound? Will ActBlue start respecting the humble CVV? Republicans are already on the edge of their seats. Stay tuned because this plot’s thicker than grandma’s gravy!