‘It is imperative that we expeditiously halt the continued flow of funds … for malign activities conducted at the behest of the CCP,’ the lawmakers said.
Two House Oversight Republicans are urging the Treasury Department to formally investigate a China-based billionaire as part of a broader investigation into the Chinese regime’s attempts to create division in the United States.
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the Oversight Committee, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the panel’s declassification of federal secrets task force, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, requesting the Treasury to “immediately undertake a formal evaluation” of “far-left entities organized and funded by Neville Roy Singham.”
Singham is a U.S. citizen and self-described socialist who lives with his wife, Jodie Evans, in Shanghai.
The lawmakers said their request is part of the committee’s investigation into the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to “sow discord” in the United States. This strategy is intended to “make internal disputes amongst the enemy so deep that they become distracted from [the] conflict,” they stated, citing a report by analyst Martin Purbrick.
“If Mr. Singham is carrying out this strategy on behalf of the CCP, he may have an unfulfilled FARA registration obligation,” the lawmakers wrote, referring to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, a decades-old U.S. law designed to ensure transparency when foreign governments or entities attempt to influence public opinions or policymakers.
The lawmakers said that they, along with other Republicans on the committee, sent a letter to Singham in June requesting documents, but he has ignored the request.
“It is imperative that we expeditiously halt the continued flow of funds and material support for malign activities conducted at the behest of the CCP,” the lawmakers wrote in the recent letter.
The lawmakers referenced media reports, suggesting that Singham “may have acted as an agent for the CCP.”
They alleged that Singham was “the main backer” behind the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a Marxist political group that they claimed had organized nationwide protests, including the riots in Los Angeles.
Another allegation was that Singham had assisted far-left groups, such as Code Pink, that oppose U.S. interests and support U.S. adversaries, according to the letter.
By Frank Fang
