Susan Crawford, the communist candidate for the state supreme court in Wisconsin, has been accused of defrauding a Democratic-led charity organization with hundreds of dollars, The Federalist has learned.
Federal Election Commission data reviewed by The Federalist appear to indicate that Crawford, who is running against liberal Brad Schimel in Wisconsin’s April 1 high court competition, provided ActBlue with many small-dollar gifts while practicing law. ActBlue is an “online fundraising platform for Democratic candidates up and down the vote, progressive companies, and organisations,” as described on its website.
The donations, totaling$ 250 over the eight years ( 2011-2017 ) were made while Crawford was employed by the Madison-based law firm Pines Bach LLP ( previously Cullen Weston Pines &, BachLLP). Before winning the election as a judge of the Dane County Circuit Court in 2018, Crawford worked for the organization for about eight years, according to The Cap Times.
In September 2013, Pines Bach LLP officially recognized Crawford as a “partner” and congratulated her on her defeat in 2018.
Federalist visitors are probably familiar with ActBlue’s scrutiny of allegations that its donation verification system had allowed illegal funds to finance left-wing social causes in recent years. For instance, the Democratic-aligned charity ghetto had previously accepted donations made with credit cards without the card verification value, or CVV, up until late last year.
According to Matt Kittle of The Federalist, a large part of the discussion surrounding ActBlue is the claim that it has acted as a “money fraud activity, allegedly serving as a conduit for smurfing.” Hans von Spakovsky, a former member of the Federal Election Commission, described smurfing as a” plan finance-related process that involves breaking up large-scale gifts in a way that hides where the money is actually going, so the input parameters on how much money can be squandered may be squelched.”
In response to their ongoing inquiries into the charity program, congressional Republicans wrote in a letter expressing concerns that ActBlue has maintained “poor anti-fraud practices that have allowed bad actors to create fictitious political donations, including from foreign sources.” They most recently requested last week that they send requests for” Suspicious Action Reports” filed since January 2023 that relate to “money fraud, counterfeit credit/debit cards, credit card or debit card fraud, false statements, cable transfer fraud, or identity theft” related to”
At least seven senior officials resigned late last month, and a remaining attorney suggested he faced inside retaliation, according to a report from The New York Times earlier this month. The outlet noted that ActBlue’s coming is “deeply concerned” by the “exodus.”
Crawford has attempted to make plan saving a significant component of her communications strategy ahead of Wisconsin’s April 1 vote despite the allegations of financial fraud plaguing the Democrat-aligned funding apparatus she previously donated to. She’s specifically made an attempt to stir up controversy over donations made to Schimel that are related to Elon Musk.
For instance, during the candidates ‘ lone debate last week, Crawford conflated Schimel and Musk’s names in a statement criticizing the money the latter’s PACs have allegedly spent on the former’s election.
Elon Schimel is attempting to purchase this race. And Crawford continued,” People are very upset and disturbed about that.”
However, what Crawford and her supporters have frequently overlooked is the influx of foreign direct investment that has been funded by Democrat mega-donors. According to campaign finance records, Illinois governor and leftist billionaire George Soros. J. Together, B. Pritzker and Reid Hoffman, the founder of Linked In, have donated hundreds of thousands to Crawford’s campaign.
The Federalist’s request for comment was not received by Crawford’s campaign.
Shawn Fleetwood is a University of Mary Washington graduate and a staff writer for The Federalist. He previously worked for Convention of States Action as a state content writer, and his writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Conservative Review, RealClearPolitics, and RealClear Health. Follow him on Twitter at @ShawnFleetwood
