ActBlue CEO Grilled Over Allegations of Fraudulent Donations

First on Fox, ActBlue’s CEO Regina Wallace-Jones faces a challenging month. She is scheduled to testify before the House Administration Committee due to allegations of fraudulent donations on ActBlue’s platform. The hearing is set for June 10, according to a committee spokesperson who informed Fox News Digital.

ActBlue has come under increased scrutiny regarding potential misleading actions concerning foreign donations. House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., commented on the investigation, indicating that Wallace-Jones may have misled the committee initially about the platform’s fraud prevention practices. The committee seeks to clarify the situation and provide answers to the public.

Earlier this year, The New York Times reported that ActBlue’s former outside counsel warned Wallace-Jones in 2023 about possible misrepresentation of facts related to vetting illegal foreign donations. U.S. law generally prohibits foreign nationals who are not lawful permanent residents from donating to federal candidates or political action committees.

“Ms. Wallace-Jones allegedly misled our committee at the outset of our investigation into ActBlue’s fraud prevention standards. It’s past time we set the record straight and got answers for the American people,” Steil stated.

Steil previously invited Wallace-Jones to testify on May 19. However, ActBlue’s lawyers dismissed the committee’s action as a partisan attack. Republicans responded by highlighting documents reportedly withheld by ActBlue in response to subpoenas issued in 2025. Steil characterized these documents as incomplete.

During depositions with the committee, five current or former ActBlue employees invoked their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination 146 times, according to an interim staff report released in April by House Republicans.

The House Administration Committee has been investigating ActBlue’s fraud prevention practices since 2023. The investigation began when Steil’s panel raised concerns about the group’s failure to mandate credit card verification value (CVV) checks during payment processing. Steil, along with House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, suggested that ActBlue might have deliberately withheld material to obstruct the investigation.

Wallace-Jones denies making false statements to Congress and argues that the investigation is politically driven. ActBlue’s lawyers claim the group has cooperated with the committee.

Amid Republican scrutiny, ActBlue saw resignations from several senior legal and compliance staff members. The June hearing coincides with legislative efforts to address fraudulent political donations, including illegal foreign contributions. The campaign finance measure advanced through Steil’s panel unanimously.

“It’s a positive sign that people are beginning to take this risk and this threat seriously,” said Steil.