The records request
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has ordered ActBlue to provide documents, communications and internal records by 10 a.m. on October 8, 2026. The civil investigative demand is part of a state inquiry into the fundraising platform, according to KCTV5.
State investigators are examining whether money raised fraudulently reached Missouri campaigns, committees or candidates. KCTV5 reports that the inquiry concerns possible violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, including fraud, unfair practices and misrepresentation related to foreign contributions. Investigators suspect some payments may have used stolen identities or prepaid debit and gift cards, the station reported; those are allegations, not established findings.
Personnel issues are also in scope
KCTV5 reports that the inquiry extends beyond donation transactions to ActBlue’s internal personnel matters, including resignations, terminations and whistleblower reports. Investigators are examining whether employees who raised concerns about fraud-prevention weaknesses or compliance practices experienced retaliation.
A separate congressional review
Hanaway said the House Committee on Administration sent her office findings from its own review of ActBlue, according to KCTV5. The committee’s scrutiny dates to October 2023, when Chairman Bryan Steil sought answers after reports that ActBlue accepted online contributions without requiring a card verification value, or CVV. ActBlue replied weeks later that it did not require a CVV for website contributions, according to LegiStorm’s account of committee materials.
In October 2024, Steil sought records about ActBlue’s donor-verification policies and possible vulnerabilities. The committee said foreign actors might exploit the platform’s security practices. The proposed SHIELD Act would require online contributors to provide a CVV and billing address and would bar political committees from accepting online donations made with prepaid cards, according to the committee materials reported by LegiStorm.
