The House Ways and Means Committee has issued subpoenas to three left-wing organizations as part of an investigation into more than $39 million reportedly flowing from Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham. The committee stated that The People’s Forum Inc., BreakThrough News, and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research failed to provide responsive documents to earlier requests for information.
In letters dated July 21 and obtained by Fox News Digital, the committee accused the nonprofits of not turning over a single responsive document. Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., is leading the investigation into whether existing laws governing tax-exempt organizations adequately protect against foreign influence and if legislative changes are needed.
Singham, an American-born technology entrepreneur who sold his software company ThoughtWorks in 2017, has allegedly directed substantial funds to organizations promoting socialist and communist causes. A Fox News Digital investigation cited by the committee reported that Singham channeled $22.44 million to The People’s Forum, $16.76 million to Tricontinental, and $1.098 million to Breakthrough BT Media Inc., the parent of BreakThrough News. The funds were allegedly moved through shell companies and donor-advised funds, arrangements that the committee suggested can obscure the original source of contributions.
The committee first requested records from The People’s Forum in September 2025 and from BreakThrough News and Tricontinental in February. After attorneys for the organizations refused to comply, the panel issued narrower requests on May 4, seeking information about foreign-linked funding, projects, contracts, communications with Singham, and foreign donors.
Attorneys for the organizations reportedly argued that the committee lacked a clear legislative purpose, improperly invoked the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and infringed on First Amendment rights. BreakThrough News also cited freedom-of-the-press protections. The committee rejected these arguments, asserting that its inquiry focuses on financial arrangements and organizational structures, not the groups' political views or reporting, and whether tax-exempt laws adequately protect against foreign-influenced funding networks.
The subpoenas require the organizations to submit the requested materials by August 7. Smith stated that the subpoenas aim to expose whether U.S. tax laws and the charitable sector have been exploited to advance the Chinese Communist Party's influence operations within the United States.
This congressional scrutiny follows a federal grand jury investigation in Manhattan, reported on June 29, which is examining alleged financial crimes involving Singham and organizations he funded. Sources familiar with that investigation indicated it is looking into possible wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. No charges have been announced in the federal probe.
The broader network allegedly financed by Singham, as detailed in a five-part Fox News Digital investigation, involves hundreds of organizations worldwide and has been linked to various activist campaigns, including anti-Israel demonstrations and pro-Cuba actions.