Jodi Diodati Administrative Officer | DeKalb County Republican Party
Jodi Diodati Administrative Officer | DeKalb County Republican Party
Former Chief Impact Officer at ActBlue, Geri Prado, has responded to allegations of false donations made under senior citizens' names. The O’Keefe Media Group recently released a video showing Texas donors expressing shock over unauthorized donations made to the Democratic fundraising platform, ActBlue.
Several Texas donors discovered hundreds of donations amounting to thousands of dollars in their names without their consent. James O’Keefe had previously highlighted this issue in a report on ActBlue donation practices.
Janice Bosco of Horseshoe Bay, TX, was one such donor who found 648 donations totaling around $16,000 recorded in her name. "I’m not rich. I don’t give that kind of money,” she said.
James O’Keefe also attended the DNC convention in Chicago undercover for two days and confronted ActBlue staff regarding these allegations. In an undercover video shared by O’Keefe, he questioned Carolyn Schuette from ActBlue about potential disinformation related to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
In response to a reporter from the O’Keefe Media Group, Geri Prado downplayed concerns about ActBlue’s fundraising practices. She described ActBlue as “a payment processor for campaigns” and compared it to PayPal, noting that credit card fees are standard.
When asked about potential money laundering activities, Prado dismissed the concern as unlikely but acknowledged other unspecified issues within the organization.
This controversy arises amidst reports that FEC records inaccurately reflect senior citizens making donations far beyond their actual contributions. Last year, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to the FEC demanding an investigation into these small donations that cumulatively amount to millions of dollars given to ActBlue over the past two elections.
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