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CCP-connected millionaire allegedly bankrolls Minneapolis agitator groups through dark money network
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As agitators and federal law enforcement continue to clash in Minneapolis, the funding behind the groups fueling the anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unrest is beginning to come to light.
One of the alleged financial backers of these agitators is a Chinese Communist Party advocate traced to a multitude of dark money organizations known to fuel far-left, CCP-influenced extremism in the U.S. and across the globe.
Earlier this week, a Fox News Digital investigation found several organizations are acting as lead voices in physically mobilizing agitators in Minneapolis, as well as communicating through multiple channels to encourage agitators to take to the streets in Minnesota and other cities. The Party for Socialism and Liberation and The People’s Forum are two of the core groups who allegedly have been behind facilitating and pushing agitators to organize on multiple occasions.
Both organizations are largely subsidized by American former tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, according to reports and congressional probes. Despite Singham facing federal investigations stretching back decades, a former federal prosecutor tells Fox News Digital that the multi-millionaire’s move to China essentially shields him from being subpoenaed by U.S. authorities.
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As unrest escalates in Minneapolis, investigators are uncovering a network of far-left activist groups allegedly bankrolled by a wealthy U.S. expat in China with reported ties to Chinese Communist Party–aligned propaganda efforts. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images / Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for V-Day)
Singham, therefore, remains virtually untouchable as his dark money networks continue to wreak havoc on U.S. soil, the former prosecutor added.
Singham sold his IT consulting company in 2017 for $785 million and moved to Shanghai was the focus of a 2023 New York Times exposé that unveiled his alleged connections to the CCP and his determination to finance extremist groups to embolden his radical ideology. The Times reported that Singham has funneled over a quarter-billion dollars to dark money organizations in the U.S. with little to no footprints, and some of these organizations are vaguely named with office addresses under suspicious locations like general UPS mailboxes.
The 71-year-old U.S. citizen turned Shanghai resident reportedly shares office space with the Maku Group, a Chinese media company that is funded by Singham and is associated with pro-CCP propaganda, including a mission to «tell China’s story well.»
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Singham’s first run-in with federal investigations dates back to 1974, when the FBI investigated him for potentially being «engaged in activities inimical to U.S. interests.»
Fast-forward several decades to 2025, when Singham and the organizations he funded face a slew of congressional investigations from multiple committees in both the House and the Senate. Committee chairs also sent multiple letters to top administration officials under the Biden and Trump administrations pushing for further examination of Singham’s dark money network.
Last June, the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., launched an investigation into Singham for his alleged involvement in funding the anti-ICE riots that took place in Los Angeles last summer.
Anti-ICE riots raged in Los Angeles last summer, and Oversight Committee Chairman Comer pointed to Singham as a potential benefactor for rioters. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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«Mr. Singham, who resides in the People’s Republic of China, has a long track-record of assisting far-left entities, such as Code Pink, that oppose U.S. interests and support U.S. adversaries,» committee lawmakers wrote in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The Oversight Committee noted that the Party for Socialism and Liberation, one of the organizations behind the current riots in Minneapolis, «has organized and is affiliated with a series of destructive protests and civil unrest,» and pointed to Singham’s involvement with the group.
The Party for Socialism and Liberation did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Last April, the House Ways and Means Committee, led by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., sent a letter to then-IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, inquiring about «specific tax-exempt organizations that promote CCP propaganda and related initiatives,» including The People’s Forum, another organization that has allegedly been organizing agitators in Minneapolis.
Tensions escalated between agitators and federal agents following an immigration enforcement operation on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
«Mr. Singham is actively fueling CCP propaganda and financing indoctrination efforts abroad by providing hundreds of millions of dollars to groups that mix progressive advocacy with CCP talking points,» the letter read. «Despite this foreign activity and engagement with CCP-tied organizations across the world, Mr. Singham’s American-based nonprofit organizations continue to do business as usual, supporting political activity and pro-CCP propaganda.»
In July 2024, then-Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who now serves as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote a letter to then-Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting information regarding any investigations into organizations Singham is associated with, including The People’s Forum.
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The People’s Forum did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
While there have been numerous investigations launched by lawmakers, Singham’s residence in China has built a barrier between him and any subpoena that would bring him before Congress for questioning.
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«A subpoena can’t be enforced essentially outside of our borders,» former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky told Fox News Digital. «It is very difficult to get somebody who is overseas to sit in front of Congress or in some cases to participate in criminal proceedings.»
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«That said, if you’re an American citizen, hold an American passport, [then] the State Department does have certain capabilities to essentially force you back to the homeland,» Cherkasky added. «If there’s a criminal prosecution, an indictment, an arrest warrant, it can cause all sorts of extradition and return to the United States.»
Cherkasky, a former Air Force JAG, also said there is no question that demonstrations taking place in Minneapolis are without organized, targeted support.
«It’s undeniable that the protests that are going on in Minneapolis are supported by organizations or groups of people that are essentially collaborating to get these folks out there and engage in what turns out to be repeated acts of criminal misconduct,» Cherkasky added.
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One of the key questions surrounding Singham’s alleged ties to the CCP and involvement in American agitators and riots is that the Shanghai resident is not registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
Nearly all the senators and representatives who have called for further investigation into Singham’s alleged vast dark money network noted his lack of FARA registration is a cause for concern.
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the House Oversight Committee said they are «investigating CCP influence operations that may fall within the purview of [FARA] 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq and other federal laws.»
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has been pushing for further investigation into Neville Roy Singham’s finances. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Cherkasky told Fox News Digital that Singham’s lack of registration could have serious implications, but that it’s difficult to prove Singham’s string of donations and funding due to ambiguity and lack of reporting requirements from organizations like The Party for Socialism and Liberation and The People’s Forum.
«When it comes to 501(c)(3)s, the influx of that money isn’t reportable,» Cherkasky said. «In the same way, when you donate to a charity, those charities don’t have to keep a list of the people who are donating, and so they set up these charities that are really not doing anything specific, it seems.»
«The people who are funding those organizations try to distance themselves from the actual conduct of the organizations because they’re just giving money,» Cherkasky added. «They don’t know what the end goal is, and they try to claim clean hands in that.»
The Party for Socialism and Liberation turned Alex Pretti into a poster boy for its protests in quick graphics for its anti-ICE efforts. (Party for Socialism and Liberation/X)
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Individuals on the ground are typically tight-lipped about whether they are being paid by an outside organization to be in attendance, despite groups like The Party for Socialism and Liberation and The People’s Forum allegedly facilitating the actual events.
Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, while on the ground in Minneapolis, questioned a woman who was shouting at her. Ingraham asked if the agitator had a job.
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«I’m getting paid right now,» the woman answered.
Singham did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
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Florida and Mississippi voters will soon face new citizenship verification rules after governors signed the measures into law Wednesday, triggering at least two lawsuits in the Sunshine State.
The measures, signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, are aimed at upholding election integrity as similar legislation by President Donald Trump remains stalled in Congress.
Mississippi’s measure is expected to take effect on July 1, with Florida’s law following on Jan. 1, 2027.
Under both laws, voters will be required to provide citizenship documents — such as birth certificates, passports, or naturalization certificates — if local officials challenge their eligibility after cross-referencing databases for voter registration applications. If individuals fail to provide the required proof of citizenship after being flagged, both states are required to remove them from its voter registration rolls.
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DeSantis said the Florida SAVE Act will improve the security and transparency of the state’s election system.
«Safeguarding the electoral process to improve oversight and prevent unlawful influence has been a top priority for my administration since my first days in office,» he said in a social media post. «This legislation strengthens the security, transparency, and reliability of Florida’s election system.»
Lawsuits challenging the bill quickly followed, with one civil rights group arguing that some voters may not have the required documents and could face difficulties obtaining them.
«Many eligible voters do not have these documents and cannot obtain them for a variety of reasons—including because they were born without a birth certificate in the segregated South, because their documents were destroyed in a hurricane, or because they cannot afford the hundreds of dollars it costs to replace them,» the lawsuit filed in federal court in South Florida by the League of Women Voters of Florida stated.
Under the law, student IDs and retirement community identifications can no longer be used as polling identifications. New driver’s licenses must also reflect citizenship status starting July 2027.
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Separately, the Mississippi SHIELD Act does not mandate driver’s licenses to reflect citizenship.
However, it does require local officials registering voters to run additional citizenship checks if applicants do not provide a driver’s license number on their voter application.
Mississippi officials must also perform an annual statewide check against the federal database before a federal election to flag potential noncitizens.
«While states like California and New York flood their voter rolls with illegal aliens, Mississippi will do the opposite and defend Americans’ right to determine the outcome of elections,» Reeves said in a social media post. «We will continue to do everything in our power to make it infinitely harder – with a goal to make it impossible – to cheat in our elections!»
Civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center noted that the measure could disenfranchise Mississippi residents who lack the proper paperwork, including women whose last names changed upon marriage.
Mississippi Gov. Reeves, center, speaks during an event on Jan. 18, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
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The new laws follow similar measures signed in late March by South Dakota and Utah to strengthen proof-of-citizenship requirements for voters.
Meanwhile, Trump’s own voting legislation — the Republican‑backed SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship and photo ID for federal elections — has been approved by the U.S. House but remains stalled in the Senate amid insufficient support to overcome the Democratic-led filibuster.
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En plena guerra en Medio Oriente, el Gobierno de Donald Trump echó al jefe del Ejército de Estados Unidos
El secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, pidió este jueves al máximo jefe del Ejército de Estados Unidos que renuncie y se retire, una medida extraordinaria en medio de la guerra con Irán y cuando el presidente Donald Trump había anunciado una posible intensificación del conflicto en las próximas dos o tres semanas.
La salida del general Randy George, que pensaba ocupar el cargo del Jefe de Estado Mayor del Ejercito hasta 2027, es el último de una serie de enfrentamientos entre el jefe del Pentágono y la alta dirección militar, donde hubo una serie de despidos.
“El Departamento de Guerra está agradecido por las décadas de servicio del general George a nuestra nación», publicó en X un portavoz del Pentágono.
Un alto funcionario de la cartera declaró a CBS News: «Estamos agradecidos por su servicio, pero ya era hora de un cambio de liderazgo en el Ejército». Otra fuente afirma que Hegseth quiere a alguien en el cargo que implemente para el Ejército la visión del presidente Trump y la del propio Secretario de Guerra.
El retiro forzado de George es una nueva señal de tensión dentro de las fuerzas militares y del gobierno de la estrategia sobre la guerra en Irán, que ya lleva más de un mes y EE.UU. aún no ha logrado resolver.
No se sabe aún cuál era la visión del despedido George sobre la guerra, pero es posible que no estuviera de acuerdo con los futuros planes de Hegseth y Trump sobre el terreno.
El presidente Trump dijo en un discurso el miércoles que había “diezmado” el poderío iraní con su ofensiva que comenzó el 28 de febrero junto con Israel y que los objetivos estaban cerca de cumplirse. Aseguró que seguían negociando con Teherán, pero amenazó con “atacarlos con muchísima fuerza en las próximas dos o tres semanas. Los haremos retroceder a la Edad de Piedra, que es el lugar al que pertenecen”.
Agregó que “si no se llegara a un acuerdo, tenemos la mira puesta en objetivos claves. Si no hay acuerdo, golpearemos con gran contundencia todas y cada una de sus centrales de generación eléctrica”. Trump busca una salida rápida de la guerra porque quiere frenar el alza del combustible en EE.UU y porque el conflicto es cada vez más impopular entre los estadounidenses.
Pero quiere retirarse victorioso o al menos con una narrativa de victoria. Analiza una ofensiva terrestre que podría incluir la invasión de la isla de Kharg y otras en el estrecho clave de Ormuz, donde pasa el 20% del petróleo mundial. Ya hay 50.000 tropas estadounidenses en el terreno, incluidos marines y paracaidistas y la fuerza especial de la 82va Brigada de despliegue rápido.
La duda ahora de Trump es acelerar con la invasión terrestre o buscar una salida diplomática que por ahora Irán no parece aceptar. Varios expertos consultados por Clarín señalaron que una ofensiva en el terreno implicaría una escalada con consecuencias más graves.
Hegseth, un ex militar que fue presentador de la cadena Fox, ha sido señalado varias veces como un “halcón” que lo convenció a Trump de que atacar Irán no sería demasiado complicado.
Además, George había sido asesor militar principal del secretario de Defensa Lloyd Austin durante el gobierno de Joe Biden. Aunque ese puesto suele considerarse apolítico y un papel asignado a los mejores oficiales militares, la proximidad de George a Austin ha sido considerada una mancha en su contra para Hegseth y su círculo.
No quedó claro de inmediato quién sustituirá a George, un oficial de infantería de carrera que sirvió en múltiples despliegues en Irak y Afganistán. Una posibilidad parece ser el general Christopher LaNeve, que se convirtió en vicejefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército en febrero tras el nombramiento de Hegseth para el cargo y su confirmación por el Senado.
El año pasado, LaNeve fue asistente militar principal de Hegseth en el Pentágono, después de que Hegseth despidiera abruptamente a otra oficial, la teniente general de la Fuerza Aérea Jennifer Short, que había ocupado el cargo. Hegseth entonces obligó a la salida anticipada del vicejefe de Estado Mayor del Ejército, el general James Mingus, para poner a LaNeve en ese cargo.
El portavoz jefe del Pentágono, Sean Parnell, ha dicho previamente que LaNeve es «un líder experimentado en batalla con décadas de experiencia operativa y en la que el secretario Hegseth confía plenamente para llevar a cabo la visión de esta administración sin fallos.»
Hegseth ha destituido a más de una docena de altos oficiales militares, incluyendo al presidente del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el general CQBrown, al jefe de operaciones navales almirante Lisa Francetti, al vicejefe de Estado Mayor de la Fuerza Aérea, el general James Slife y al jefe de la Agencia de Inteligencia de Defensa, el teniente general Jeffrey Kruse.
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Iran’s tallest bridge collapses after reported US airstrikes; Iran threatens American allies in retaliation
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Iran’s biggest bridge near Tehran has crashed down in a stunning scene captured on camera following reports of U.S. airstrikes, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he pressed the regime to make a deal before tensions escalate further.
The B1 highway bridge, a key link between Iran’s capital and the western city of Karaj, is considered the tallest in the Middle East and was only inaugurated earlier this year.
Iranian state TV reportedly warned of potential retaliation, claiming the state’s military has identified multiple bridges in American-allied Middle East nations as targets, according to Iran International.
Trump posted a video on social media capturing a massive plume of smoke and debris after the bridge’s apparent collapse.
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The B1 bridge near Tehran collapsed after reported U.S. airstrikes. (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)
«The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow! IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY!» Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
The strike on the bridge was aimed at cutting drone and missile supply lines to Iranian firing units targeting U.S. and Israeli forces, Middle East outlet i24NEWS reported, citing sources.
Iranian state TV also said the bridge was hit twice, roughly an hour apart, resulting in civilian casualties, Fars News reported.
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«A few minutes ago, the American-Zionist enemy once again targeted the B1 bridge in Karaj,» the broadcast said, noting that the first strike killed two civilians.
Fars News also reported that other areas of Karaj were struck.
Iran’s IRGC reportedly identified several bridges in American-allied nations as potential targets after the collapse of the B1 bridge. (Morteza Nikoubazl/Nur Photo)
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The outlet reported that Iran is considering plans to rebuild the bridge with the help of its engineers and experts.
In retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reportedly identified several bridges in American-allied nations across the Middle East as potential targets, including infrastructure in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and the Jordan-West Bank region.
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