Following the ongoing attention drawn to the events in Minnesota, the behind-the-scenes financiers inciting anti-American sentiment and chaos against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have begun to emerge.
According to a report from Fox News on January 30, one of the behind-the-scenes financiers was identified as Neville Roy Singham, a supporter of the Chinese Communist Party and an American billionaire. He is connected to several “dark money” organizations that are alleged to fund far-left extreme activities influenced by the CCP in the United States and globally.
Last Saturday (January 24), Alex Pretti, a man from Minnesota, was shot and killed during a law enforcement operation, sparking huge controversy.
An investigation by Fox Digital News found that within hours of the incident, a nationwide network composed of socialist, communist, and Marxist-Leninist organizations in the United States exploited this tragedy to incite a nationwide protest. While genuine grief and anger over Pretti’s death exist, this network utilized sensational short video clips and emojis as propaganda weapons, rapidly reacting in real-time, showcasing the tight operations of far-left individuals in organizing logistics, information dissemination, and coordination to incite confrontation with federal law enforcement.
The investigation by Fox Digital News discovered that multiple organizations played leading roles in inciting the unrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These far-left organizations used various channels to urge people to take to the streets in opposition to ICE. The Party for Socialism and Liberation and People’s Forum were identified as two core organizations, assisting and promoting disturbances behind the scenes at various locations.
According to multiple reports and congressional investigations, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and People’s Forum are primarily funded by the American billionaire Singham. Neither of these organizations nor Singham responded to Fox’s requests for comments.
Despite facing decades of federal scrutiny, Singham has managed to evade constraints from U.S. law enforcement agencies by residing in China for an extended period, as revealed by a former federal prosecutor to Fox Digital News.
The former prosecutor added that Singham remains at large, and his “dark money” network continues to engage in disruptive activities in the United States.
In 2017, Singham sold his IT consulting company for $785 million and relocated to Shanghai. Singham shared office space in Shanghai with the Maku Group, a company he supported, which is associated with pro-CCP propaganda activities and aims to “tell China’s story.”
In April of last year, the House Ways and Means Committee, led by Republican Congressman Jason Smith, wrote to then-IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel inquiring about “some tax-exempt organizations promoting CCP propaganda and related activities,” including People’s Forum, which was known for organizing troublemakers in Minneapolis.
In June last year, the House Oversight Committee, led by Republican Congressman James Comer, initiated an investigation into Singham, accusing him of financing the anti-ICE unrest that occurred in Los Angeles the same month.
In September, Comer and Anna Paulina Luna, Chair of the Federal Confidential Declassification Special Task Force, co-wrote to Treasury Secretary Besenett, urging for an expedited investigation into Singham’s financial and political activities.
U.S. lawmakers believe that Singham has ties to the CCP and has funded several far-left entities inciting division and turmoil across the United States.
The House Oversight Committee noted that one of the organizers behind the unrest in Minnesota, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, is linked to a series of destructive protests and riots, pointing out Singham’s association with the organization.
Investigations into Singham in the United States can be traced back to 1974 when the FBI investigated him on suspicions of engaging in activities detrimental to American interests.
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky told Fox Digital News, “It is undeniable that protest activities in Minneapolis received support from certain organizations or groups that were, in essence, cooperating to put these people on the streets, participating in what turned out to be recurring criminal behavior.”
During an interview conducted by Fox News’s Laura Ingraham in Minneapolis, she questioned a woman who was shouting at her. When asked if she had a job, the woman replied, “I’m currently on payroll.”