Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, has accused American tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham of using a vast network of nonprofits to wage "political warfare" against the U.S., leveraging the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) influence. Banks stated on the Senate floor that Singham, who sold his tech company for $785 million in 2017 and now resides in Shanghai, has channeled $278 million into these organizations since 2017. According to a Fox News Digital investigation, these groups have organized and participated in demonstrations opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supporting pro-Iran stances, and criticizing Israel.
"From his Shanghai office, which he shares with a CCP propaganda outlet whose avowed mission is to ‘tell China’s story well,’ Singham began funding a complex network of left-wing NGOs and nonprofits that advance the interests of the Chinese Communist Party," Banks said. He specifically pointed to Code Pink, a group co-founded by Singham's wife, Jodie Evans. Banks asserted that after Singham began extensively funding Code Pink, the organization ceased criticizing CCP human rights abuses and started defending the Chinese government. Code Pink publicly states "China is Not Our Enemy."
Singham and Evans have not responded to requests for comment. The report notes that Code Pink activists confronted Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, on Capitol Hill regarding the conflict in Iran. When Scott questioned if the group was concerned about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the activists did not respond.
Banks’ speech also referenced remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who recently addressed over 60 countries at a summit in Washington, D.C., on combating far-left political terrorism. Rubio highlighted coordinated international networks utilizing encrypted communications to incite unrest and noted that some organizations work with hostile foreign states. He emphasized the need for international cooperation to disrupt the financing of such groups, stating that counterterrorism doctrine has historically overlooked extremist violence from the political left.
Neville Roy Singham is currently under a grand jury investigation in the Southern District of New York, which is examining his finances for potential financial crimes related to the funding of his pro-CCP network. No charges have been filed against Singham to date. Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon, reportedly urging the firm's cooperation with the Justice Department's investigation into Singham's financial network. A Goldman Sachs spokesperson stated that all distributions from Singham's donor-advised fund were made to legally recognized nonprofit organizations, that no distributions have occurred since August 2023, and that the account was closed in early 2024.