Texas Attorney General announces ActBlue agreement during an ongoing investigation.
ActBlue agreed to tighten its donation security requirements, according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who, along with other Republican-controlled states and a congressional committee, is investigating the Democratic fundraising platform.
Paxton said in an Aug. 8 statement that ActBlue has cooperated with the Texas investigation and will now require CVV codes for credit card contributions.
One primary focus of the Texas probe launched in December 2023 involved ActBlue’s failure to require donors to provide CVV codes, which are numerical codes printed on credit cards commonly used to combat credit card fraud.
“ActBlue has been the subject of numerous allegations of illicit activity, including that its platform may enable fraud,” the statement said.
Paxton said his office issued a supplemental civil investigative demand in his ongoing probe to obtain additional information relevant to allegations of wrongdoing regarding ActBlue.
Enforcing the law surrounding elections and campaign contributions is critical, he said.
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“Certain features of campaign finance law may incentivize bad actors to use platforms like ActBlue to covertly move money to political campaigns to evade legal requirements,” Paxton said.
State attorneys general from Virginia, Wyoming, and Missouri have launched similar investigations into ActBlue.
ActBlue has denied wrongdoing.
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