Reports indicate that the Department of Justice is reviewing approximately $278 million that flowed through organizations connected to Singham’s network. Among the groups reportedly under scrutiny are Code Pink, The People’s Forum, the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, and BreakThrough BT Media.
Investigators are attempting to determine how funds were transferred, where the money ultimately originated, and whether any federal laws governing foreign influence operations were violated. The investigation remains active, and no criminal charges have been filed at this time.
The case has drawn particular attention because of allegations that Singham built an extensive international financial structure capable of moving vast sums of money across multiple continents. Earlier reporting described what some lawmakers have labeled a “Red Web,” a network of organizations allegedly used to distribute funds while advancing messaging favorable to the Chinese Communist Party.
According to previous findings cited by investigators, the network allegedly involved hundreds of transactions and dozens of affiliated organizations spread across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The financial activity reportedly totaled hundreds of millions of dollars over several years.
Congressional Republicans have also been examining Singham’s activities. In June 2025, the House Oversight Committee sent a letter expressing concerns that he may have been supporting organizations tied to socialist and Marxist political activism within the United States.
One area of concern involves alleged financial support for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a Marxist political organization that has frequently appeared at anti-Israel protests and other far-left demonstrations nationwide.
“[T]he Committee is concerned that you may be engaging in such activities on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) — and that your activity may violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act … and other federal laws,” the committee wrote.
Lawmakers have also scrutinized Code Pink, the activist organization co-founded by Jodie Evans in 2002. The organization describes itself as a movement dedicated to opposing American military intervention and what it calls U.S. imperialism around the world.
Congressional investigators have previously questioned whether the group received financial support from foreign sources connected to Singham’s network. According to public reports, Code Pink received at least $1.4 million from entities linked to Singham since 2017.
“[T]he Committee is concerned with Code Pink’s funding arrangements, potential funding by foreign nationals, and purported connections with the CCP,” a House Committee on Natural Resources letter stated in 2023.
Singham’s own writings have further fueled concerns among critics. In a study presented during a conference organized by the Tricontinental Institute, he offered a sharply ideological critique of capitalism and Western political systems.
“Fascism is capitalism in crisis, its mask dropped. The real struggle was never between three systems but between two: socialism and capitalism, with fascism as capitalism’s emergency response to revolutionary threat,” Singham said in his study “The 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.”
The Tricontinental Institute has faced scrutiny from critics who argue that its publications frequently echo narratives promoted by Beijing and other authoritarian governments. Singham currently serves as chairman of the institute’s International Advisory Board.
The investigation has already generated strong reactions on Capitol Hill. Supporters of the probe argue that Americans deserve to know whether foreign-linked money was used to influence political activism, media campaigns, and grassroots organizing efforts inside the United States.
Among those applauding the investigation is Jason Smith, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
“It’s about time [Singham] is brought to justice and he is held accountable for his ties to the CCP,” Smith wrote in a post on X.
For now, federal authorities continue gathering evidence as the grand jury process moves forward in the Southern District of New York. While prosecutors have not announced charges, the scope of the investigation suggests that officials are taking a serious look at one of the largest alleged networks of political funding and influence operations tied to Communist China that has surfaced in recent years.
The outcome of the investigation could have significant implications not only for the organizations involved, but also for the broader debate over foreign influence, political activism, and the role overseas financial networks may play in shaping American public life.
