ActBlue Co-Founder, Board Member Invoke Fifth in House Probe of Millions in Foreign Cash
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
ActBlue Co-Founder, Board Member Invoke Fifth in House Probe of Millions in Foreign Cash
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
Summary
Matt DeBergalis and Kimberly Peeler-Allen separately invoked the Fifth Amendment in closed-door House depositions tied to a congressional probe of ActBlue’s fraud controls and alleged illegal foreign donations.
Rep. Pat Fallon said investigators found major compliance failures, including periods when some credit card donations did not require CVV codes, and alleged foreign contributions flowing through the platform reached into the millions.
An April report from the three House committees said ActBlue’s legal and compliance operation collapsed after the 2024 election, with every team member gone by March 2025 through resignation, firing or extended leave.
ActBlue denied wrongdoing, said it has produced thousands of pages in good faith, and argued Republicans are targeting Democratic fundraising despite its fraud system screening more than 140 factors and blocking foreign-linked donations.
The dispute now sits at the center of a broader House investigation by the Oversight, Judiciary and House Administration committees, with Fallon urging possible FBI or other federal scrutiny.