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GOP frontrunner in key gubernatorial race forced to answer about hiring illegal immigrants: ‘I don’t know’
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Rick Jackson, the Republican frontrunner in Georgia’s race for governor, said he didn’t know if there were any illegal immigrants doing landscaping for him at his mansion when pressed during the race’s only debate ahead of the GOP primary next month.
«You claim to be the tough on illegal deportation, but you’ve got illegals working in your backyard as we speak right now,» fellow frontrunner Republican candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, argued. «Who’s the real Rick Jackson?»
Jones’ question directed at Jackson came during a portion of the Monday night debate where candidates got the opportunity to single out one of their opponents for a question.
Jones zeroed in on criticism that while Jackson claims to be Trump’s biggest ally in the race, he has donated to the president’s rivals, such as Liz Cheney and Nikki Haley, profited off staffing abortion doctors at Planned Parenthood and has hired illegal immigrants to do landscaping at his mansion.
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Pictured is Rick Jackson (left), President Donald Trump (center) and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (right) (Getty Images/Rick Jackson)
«First of all, the real Rick Jackson has never taken one dollar from Planned Parenthood. We’ve never taken one dollar from recruiting surgeons to do transgender surgery for underage kids from that standpoint,» Jackson responded. «As far as illegals and so forth, I will absolutely make it the number one place in — Georgia will be number one for deporting criminal illegals. That’s my position and that’s who I am.»
Jackson added that he has «done nothing but give to many pro-life nonprofits,» as he continued his rebuttal. «I give more to nonprofits of crisis pregnancy centers here in Georgia than probably you’ve ever given in your entire life,» Jackson said of Jones.
But Jones didn’t let go of the illegal alien question.
«So, you don’t have any illegals working for you right now?» Jones pressed.
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«I don’t know,» Jackson replied incredulously. «Here’s the reason why — you’re talking about a domestic person that somebody hired — I hired thousands of people a year, Burt, I know you have about six yourself — but I hired thousands of people, other people hired them, we obey the laws, we use [unintelligible] verification,» Jackson replied before Jones interjected.
«It’s just a yes or no answer. I asked him if he has illegals working for him right now. He said he did, and then he said he didn’t, so,» Jones shot back before the moderators moved on.
Burt Jones, then-Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, speaks as Republican Governor Brian Kemp listens at a press conference on November 7, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Ahead of Monday evening’s election, the New York Post reported on legal documents from a worker’s compensation suit that Jackson was involved in, which reportedly indicated the billionaire businessman had «maintained a long-standing workforce of multiple laborers performing landscaping and property maintenance work for decades, including individuals without work authorization who nonetheless performed continuous employment for the employer.»
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The case, brought against Jackson Investment Group, LLC, and JIG Real Estate, LLC, which is owned by the former firm, reportedly suggested Jackson — the companies’ CEO — had multiple individuals without proper worker verification documents doing his landscaping.
The documents also showed Jackson said in a deposition that he was unaware that his hires were undocumented immigrants, but he also admitted not vetting new hires using mandatory I-9 verification forms used to ensure people are eligible to work, according to the New York Post.
In other parts of the deposition, Jackson reportedly echoed what he said Monday night, that he was not directly involved with the hiring of workers and only engaged with the landscaping superintendent.
«I know that sounds confusing,» Jackson reportedly explained in his deposition. «But most of our — if we have other employees, we usually hire them through JIG or another entity. I’m talking about if JIG has employees, we hire them through another entity. I’m not sure that we have any direct employees, from a payroll standpoint, out of JIG Real Estate.»
Rick Jackson is running for governor in Georgia, promising to eliminate DEI policies. (Rick Jackson for governor/YouTube screenshot)
Jackson, meanwhile, has said if elected he is committed to going after criminal illegal aliens, adding he «doesn’t care if you’re Muslim or Mongolian, you don’t have the right to force your culture on our country» in a recent campaign advertisement that said «criminal illegals» will end up either «deported or departed» under his leadership.
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When asked about the exchange between Jones and Jackson during Monday night’s debate, Jackson’s campaign told Fox News Digital that, «it’s just like a corrupt politician to attack Rick over someone hired by his landscaper.»
«Rick would never knowingly hire someone in the country illegally and, as governor, he’ll make Georgia No. 1 in criminal illegal deportations,» the campaign spokesperson added. «The takeaway from this debate is the universal agreement that Burt Jones has used his office corruptly to enrich himself and attack his political opponents.»
The upcoming primary election between Jones, Jackson, Attorney General Chris Carr, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and others will take place on May 19.
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DOJ launches grand jury probe into Marxist mogul Neville Roy Singham’s funding of leftist groups
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FIRST ON FOX: A federal grand jury is investigating alleged financial crimes by Neville Roy Singham, the China-based tech tycoon whose fortune has funded a sprawling network of socialist, communist and Marxist organizations across the U.S. over the last decade.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the grand jury in Manhattan has issued subpoenas as part of a probe launched by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York, one of the country’s most powerful districts for federal prosecutions. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche authorized the investigation as the Trump administration seeks to crack down on fraud, money laundering and other financial crimes in the multibillion-dollar nonprofit industry.
The grand jury action follows a Fox News Digital investigation published in mid-March, documenting how Singham pumped $285 million from his base in Shanghai into a Goldman Sachs philanthropy fund and two shell corporations that then fed the money into a constellation of nonprofit organizations, media operations and activist groups pushing sectarian division, identity politics and support for socialist politicians.
The investigation is examining the movement of the money in Singham’s financial network and attempting to determine if Singham, the organizations he funded or their leaders committed wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering or other financial crimes, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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On Feb. 14, 2018, Jodie Evans, co-founder founder of CodePink, and Neville Roy Singham, founder of Thoughtworks, attend V20: The Red Party, a 20th anniversary celebration of V-Day and The Vagina Monologues, featuring a performance by playwright Eve Ensler and an after-party at Carnegie Hall in New York City. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
Prosecutors have presented evidence to the grand jury, which has issued subpoenas seeking bank records and other financial documents from organizations in Singham’s network. Federal prosecutors use grand jury subpoenas as an investigative tool to compel the production of documents and testimony as they determine whether sufficient evidence exists to pursue criminal charges.
Nicholas Biase, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, declined to comment.
Showdown with Goldman Sachs
According to sources, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent traveled to New York City earlier this year for a meeting with Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon. The men discussed the role of a Goldman Sachs philanthropic arm — GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc. — that facilitated the movement by Singham of millions of dollars into a network of U.S. nonprofits.
A Treasury Department spokesman declined to comment. A person familiar with the meeting confirmed that it occurred, saying that Bessent has regular meetings with business leaders, and declined to comment further on the substance of the meeting.
At that meeting, sources said, Bessent delivered a blunt ultimatum: Goldman Sachs could face scrutiny for alleged conspiracy in the funneling of the Singham money and urged Solomon to cooperate with federal investigators.
Like many U.S. companies, Goldman Sachs has had a long business relationship with the Chinese Communist Party, with Solomon participating in a meeting, for example, on Nov. 4, 2025, with He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs.
Solomon pledged his cooperation, according to sources.
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By mid-May, with the Southern District of New York investigation in full throttle, Solomon joined a delegation of powerful American business leaders who accompanied President Donald Trump, Bessent and other administration officials to China to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.
On Nov. 4, 2025, He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs, meets in Beijing with David Solomon, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Group. (Cai Yang/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)
In a five-part investigative series published earlier this year, Fox News Digital unearthed a four-minute-13-second speech in which Singham stood on a stage at the Golden Tulip Hotel on Nov. 13, 2025, for a conference of the «Global South Academic Forum,» coincidentally just days after the Goldman Sachs’ chief was in Beijing. Tricontinental Ltd., a Singham-funded nonprofit, co-sponsored the event with academic institutions administered by the Chinese Communist Party.
On stage, Singham openly supported a «new world order» promoted by Chinese President Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party. During the speech, he called the United States a «fascist» nation, echoing the propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party now also parroted on the streets by communist, socialist and Democratic Party activists.
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The series revealed a 172-page report in which Singham outlined his theory of change, invoking 20th century Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong’s battle plan to wage a «people’s war» to spread communism. Mao was inspired by communist leaders Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin.
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Singham’s rise as a global political financier accelerated after his February 2017 marriage to Jodie Evans, the co-founder of Code Pink, a far-left activist group that has aligned itself with authoritarian regimes including the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Communist Party of Cuba and the Chinese Communist Party. According to sources, Evans is also a target of the investigation, emerging as a board member in the U.S. on many of the organizations that Singham funded.
That same year, Singham sold his company, ThoughtWorks, for an estimated $785 million to a London-based private equity firm, Apax Partners. A spokeswoman for Apax Partners said the company wouldn’t disclose the names of the investors who pumped money into that sale, but sources told Fox News Digital that federal investigators are looking for potential ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
After that sale, Fox News Digital found, Singham began directing large sums of money into a network of organizations that now form part of a broader activist infrastructure in the United States and abroad.
In its investigation, Fox News Digital mapped 223 transactions from 2017 through 2025 that moved $591 million across five continents through 67 core groups in the Singham network. They partner with hundreds of groups worldwide, resulting in a network of about 2,000 groups, amplifying anti-U.S., pro-China messages.
Of that money, Fox News Digital established a documented $278 million flowed directly from Singham into organizations that «sow discord» in the U.S., as House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith put it earlier this year at a hearing a dynamics called «foreign malign influence.»
Following the Money
In money-laundering investigations, prosecutors typically examine three stages of alleged impropriety called «placement,» «layering» and «integration.» Placement refers to the introduction of funds into the financial system. Layering involves moving money through multiple entities or transactions to allegedly obscure its origin. Integration is the point at which the money reemerges as apparently legitimate funding, grants, payments or organizational support.
Step 1: Alleged Placement
Singham allegedly funneled $278 million from Shanghai into the United States through three key channels — the philanthropic arm of Goldman Sachs and two shell corporations that have since gone defunct.
- $164,040,000 to Mutod LLC, a now-defunct shell corporation established in 2017, based in Chicago.
- $110,376,701 to GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc., a philanthropy arm of Goldman Sachs, based in New York City.
- $3,500,000 to Likewise Conceptions LLC, a now-defunct shell corporation established in 2017, based in Crystal Lake, Ill.
Step. 2: Alleged Layering
The three entities then pumped the $278 million into six nonprofits:
- $167,540,000 to People’s Support Foundation Ltd., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established with a hotel address in 2017 in Chicago and Singham’s wife, Evans, on the board.
- $68,748,701 to Justice and Education Fund Inc., a 501(c)(3) established with a UPS Store address in 2018 in New York City with self-avowed communists, including Manola De Los Santos, on the board.
- $22,440,000 to People’s Forum Inc., a 501(c)(3) established in 2017 on W. 37th Street in New York City with Evans and De Los Santos on the board.
- $16,760,000 to Tricontinental Ltd., a 501(c)(3) established in North Hampton, Mass., in 2017 by Singham friend and fellow Marxist ideologue Vijay Prashad.
- $1,330,000 to CodePink Women For Peace, a 501(c)(3) established in 2009 in Marina Del Ray, Calif., by Singham’s wife, Evans, and her friend, Susan Medea Benjamin.
- $1,098,000 to Breakthrough BT Media Inc., a 501(c)(3) established in New York City in 2020 at the People’s Forum headquarters with longtime American communist leader Brian Becker’s son, Ben Becker, as editor-in-chief of its pro-communist propaganda outlet, Breakthrough News.
Step 3: Alleged Integration
The six nonprofits then funneled at least $223 million and other forms of support into a global network of organizations including:
- People’s Welfare Association, a 501(c)(4) established in 2019 with the address of a UPS store in Madison, Wisc., today reporting about $12 million in revenues transformed into grants to undisclosed groups around the world.
- Countless unidentified organizations in six regions around the world, including Subsaharan Africa, Central America and even North America, receiving tens of millions of dollars.
- The ANSWER Coalition, a communist organization whose Chicago address has been listed as the location of the Green Mill Restaurant, a regular haunt for 20th century gangster Al Capone, whom federal prosecutor Elliott Ness prosecuted and convicted for tax evasion.
- The Party for Socialism and Liberation, a loosely-structured organization with shared leadership from the House of Singham, like the Becker father-son duo.
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Socialist New York congressional nominees Darializa Avila Chevalier (L), Claire Valdez (C) and Brad Lander. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Singham and Evans haven’t responded to repeated requests for comment from Fox News Digital. In January, Becker and De Los Santos refused to respond to questions by Fox News Digital outside the People’s Forum headquarters. Benjamin refused to respond to questions during a protest in May.
The ANSWER Coalition, Breakthrough BT Media Inc., CodePink Women for Peace, Justice and Education Fund Inc., Party for Socialism and Liberation, People’s Forum Inc., People’s Welfare Association and Tricontinental Ltd. also haven’t responded to repeated requests for comment. Representatives for Mutod Ltd. and Likewise Conceptions LLC couldn’t be located.
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Irán dilata nuevas reuniones con Estados Unidos e insiste en arancelar el paso por estrecho de Ormuz: se reunió con Omán
Irán informó este lunes que sostuvo su primera reunión con Omán en el marco del comité conjunto creado para definir la futura administración del estrecho de Ormuz, al mismo tiempo que negó que vaya a celebrar en los próximos días ningún encuentro con representantes de Estados Unidos, como habían adelantado medios estadounidenses.
La cancillería iraní confirmó que delegados de Omán e Irán se reunieron en Mascate para “intercambiar puntos de vista” sobre la “futura gestión” de esa vía marítima, clave para el comercio mundial de hidrocarburos. El encuentro corresponde a la primera sesión del Comité Conjunto de Ormuz, que ambos países habían anunciado la semana pasada con el objetivo de alcanzar un acuerdo sobre la administración del estrecho, por donde antes de la guerra transitaba el 20% de los hidrocarburos que se consumen a nivel mundial.
El encuentro en Mascate se produjo después de que Irán y Estados Unidos interrumpieran sus ataques mutuos, según informó Washington. Un funcionario estadounidense anunció el domingo que “ambas partes se abstendrán por ahora y los buques podrán transitar libremente” por el estrecho, y agregó que hay “conversaciones técnicas programadas para continuar sobre todas las áreas del memorándum de entendimiento” firmado el 17 de junio para poner fin a la guerra en Oriente Medio.
La pausa llegó tras un fin de semana de hostilidades: acusando a Irán de haber atacado dos barcos la semana pasada, Estados Unidos bombardeó el sábado la república islámica, y Teherán respondió el domingo con ataques contra Kuwait y Barhrein, países del Golfo que albergan bases estadounidenses. Esos cruces pusieron en vilo el memorando de entendimiento y elevaron la tensión justo antes de la reunión técnica con Omán.
Pese a la confirmación del diálogo con Omán y al anuncio sobre el cese de hostilidades, la diplomacia iraní fue tajante al negar cualquier reunión prevista con representantes de Estados Unidos. La aclaración llegó luego de que medios estadounidenses reportaran que delegados iraníes y estadounidenses se encontrarían este martes en Qatar para abordar específicamente la situación del estrecho.
El mismo funcionario estadounidense que confirmó la tregua no confirmó la versión sobre un encuentro bilateral esta semana en Qatar, algo que Irán terminó de despejar al negarlo de forma explícita.
El trasfondo de ambas conversaciones —con Omán y la negada con Estados Unidos— es la disputa sobre la soberanía y administración del estrecho. Irán lleva semanas sosteniendo que el funcionamiento de Ormuz no volverá a ser como antes de la guerra, cuando era gratuito, una postura a la que se opone Washington. Tanto Irán como Omán reivindican su soberanía sobre la vía y se plantean imponer tasas por su utilización, pese a que la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar —que Teherán no ratificó— garantiza un derecho de “paso en tránsito” en los estrechos usados para la navegación internacional.
El estrecho fue reabierto la semana pasada, tras permanecer cerrado por Irán desde el inicio de la guerra, el 28 de febrero, con los ataques conjuntos de Estados Unidos e Israel. Irán insiste en que los buques deben circular por un corredor cercano a sus propias costas, aunque esta semana decenas de embarcaciones optaron por el lado opuesto del canal, pegado al litoral omaní. El ministro de Exteriores iraní, Abás Araqchi, reiteró el domingo que solo Irán es “responsable” de la gestión del estrecho y advirtió que adoptar medidas distintas “solo conducirá a situaciones más complicadas y a retrasos en la reapertura” de Ormuz.
Las negociaciones se dan en un clima de tensión militar latente: acusando a Irán de haber atacado dos barcos la semana pasada, Estados Unidos bombardeó el sábado la república islámica, y Teherán respondió el domingo con ataques contra Kuwait y Baréin, países del Golfo que albergan bases estadounidenses, en hostilidades que pusieron en vilo el memorando de entendimiento firmado el 17 de junio.
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