{"id":619845,"date":"2026-06-16T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=619845"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:40:00","slug":"fbi-raids-soros-connected-ohio-voter-mobilization-group-in-fraud-investigation-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=619845","title":{"rendered":"FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group In Fraud Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group In Fraud Investigation<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amgreatness.com\/2026\/06\/16\/fbi-raids-soros-connected-ohio-voter-mobilization-group-in-fraud-investigation\/\"><em>Via American Greatness,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal investigators\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fbi-raids-soros-backed-voter-groups-headquarters-reported-fraud-probe\">executed search warrants<\/a>\u00a0at the headquarters of a Soros-aligned voter mobilization organization in Ohio as part of what sources described as an ongoing fraud investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-06-16_09-36-57.jpg?itok=1-N1QzAt\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-06-16_09-36-57.jpg?itok=1-N1QzAt\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"16b9fa94-bab6-48d6-8191-b7117fc7c5a8\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"294\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-06-16_09-36-57.jpg?itok=1-N1QzAt\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FBI agents searched the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on June 11 and conducted interviews with members of the organization across the state, according to reports. Some agents reportedly served subpoenas or sought to seize electronic devices during the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple sources familiar with the matter later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ohio-organizing-collaborative-fraud-investigation-fbi\/\">told CBS News<\/a>\u00a0that<strong> the federal action was tied to a fraud-related investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice declined to discuss the specifics of the case.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cSearch warrants are authorized by a judge and anything said by any organization or others in the media is unfounded speculation, as the target of any investigation is not privy to the search warrant affidavit until after indictment,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>a DOJ official told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio Organizing Collaborative is a nonprofit group involved in voter registration and voter mobilization efforts and works closely with Democrats in Ohio. The organization has also played a prominent role in statewide ballot campaigns and referendum efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The investigation is part of the Trump administration\u2019s effort to increase enforcement of election-related laws and allegations of voter fraud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tax records show the organization reported more than $10 million in revenue during 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the group has come from several major Democratic-aligned organizations and labor unions, including entities connected to the Soros family, the New Venture Fund, the Tides Foundation, the American Federation of Teachers and the Service Employees International Union.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, <strong>the Soros family\u2019s Foundation to Promote Open Society provided approximately $1.9 million to the organization <\/strong>between 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Open Society Action Fund later contributed an additional $1 million<\/strong> to a related organization in 2021 and <strong>another $1 million in 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The organization has been active in recent Ohio political battles.<\/p>\n<p>It spent $250,000 in 2023 opposing a Republican-backed effort related to abortion policy and another $300,000 the following year opposing a Republican redistricting proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organization leaders criticized the federal investigation and suggested it was politically motivated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow can they distract and intimidate civil rights leaders and voters and community leaders who are helping people get registered to vote, and create a national spectacle about it?\u201d OOC board member Prentiss Haney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/ohio-pro-democracy-organization-raided-by-fbi#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_8\">told MS Now<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat is the only reason why they would choose to do that, do it now, in the middle of a contested political election in the state. There\u2019s no other reason. They have no evidence of that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The group has previously faced scrutiny related to voter registration activities. <\/strong>In 2017, a paid canvasser working with the organization pleaded guilty in connection with a fraudulent voter registration operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Tue, 06\/16\/2026 &#8211; 15:40<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-06-16_09-36-57.jpg?itok=1-N1QzAt\" title=\"FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group In Fraud Investigation\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group In Fraud Investigation Via American Greatness, Federal investigators\u00a0executed search warrants\u00a0at the headquarters of a Soros-aligned voter mobilization organization in Ohio as part of what sources described as an ongoing fraud investigation. FBI agents searched the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on June 11 and conducted interviews with&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=619845\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group In Fraud Investigation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":619846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-619845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=619845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/619846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=619845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=619845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=619845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}