An 88-year-old widow living in a trailer in rural Michigan has been listed as funneling over $150,000 to Democrat causes through ActBlue.
Nearly 15,000 separate donations averaging eight per day, every single day, for five years, Michigan Enjoyer first reported.
The latest allegations come as ActBlue continues to face intense scrutiny from congressional investigators and federal authorities over its donor verification practices and allegations of potentially fraudulent contributions.
According to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff, 88-year-old Elizabeth Waffle was stunned after learning Federal Election Commission records attribute 14,696 separate donations totaling nearly $150,000 to her name over the past five years.The records indicate she averaged roughly eight donations every single day during that period, including 47 donations to Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over the last two years.
She admitted making a few small, legitimate donations as a “true believer” in liberal causes, including some to El-Sayed. But 47 donations to him alone over two years? The avalanche of $150K total? Impossible. Some were tied to old addresses. Others went to candidates she’d never heard of.
Waffle told LeDuff she had no knowledge of the donations.
“One hundred and fifty thousand?… Hell no. I don’t have that kind of money. This is very abnormal,” she said after reviewing the records documenting the contributions attributed to her.
“I think it’s wrong, and I think there’s something in there that’s off.”