On June 11, 2026, federal agents raided the Cleveland headquarters of the Soros-backed Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC), a progressive nonprofit focused on voter registration and mobilization, as reported by Fox News. The agents executed search warrants as part of an ongoing federal fraud investigation.
On June 11, 2026, federal agents raided the Cleveland headquarters of the Soros-backed Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC), as reported by Fox News. OOC is a progressive nonprofit focused on voter registration and mobilization. The agents executed search warrants as part of an ongoing federal fraud investigation.
Agents also visited the homes of current and former staff members across Ohio, including in Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati; seizing electronic devices.
The OOC is a Soros-funded nonprofit that has received millions from George Soros-linked entities, including the Foundation to Promote Open Society and the Open Society Action Fund. According to its website, the OOC is a grassroots organization focused on voter registration, community canvassing, and advocacy for criminal and economic justice reform.
Tax records show it received approximately $1.9 million between 2019 and 2020, while its closely affiliated Ohio Organizing Campaign received an additional $1 million in 2021 and another $1 million in 2023. These grants have supported large-scale voter registration and mobilization efforts across Ohio.
Overall, the OOC and its affiliated entities have received more than $10 million in revenue from progressive donors, including the Tides Foundation, New Venture Fund, major labor unions such as the American Federation of Teachers and SEIU, and other George Soros-linked organizations. The group played a major role in registering over 100,000 voters ahead of the 2024 elections and has supported ballot initiatives aligned with Democratic and progressive priorities.
The investigation appears tied to potential violations in the group’s voter registration activities. A federal judge authorized the warrants.
OOC board member Prentiss Haney described the FBI’s actions as extensive, involving more than 100 agents in some accounts, and centered on questions about alleged voter fraud.
He characterized it as intimidation:
“They had agents all across the state going to civil rights leaders’ and community leaders’ doors intimidating them… asking them if they’re committing voter fraud, just on their doors, in front of their houses with their children.”
Haney called the actions “straight-up intimidation tactics” and an “assault” on civic engagement, arguing they aim to suppress voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The OOC has condemned the raids as political intimidation by the Trump administration.
Funding ties have drawn particular attention. Tax records show that the Soros-backed OOC and its affiliated entities have received more than $10 million in revenue from progressive donors. These include the Tides Foundation, the New Venture Fund, major labor unions such as the American Federation of Teachers and SEIU, and George Soros-linked organizations like the Open Society Foundations and the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
This is not the group’s first brush with voter fraud allegations. In 2017, a paid canvasser for the OOC was originally charged with 35 counts in a fraudulent voter registration scheme that included forged signatures. She ultimately pleaded guilty to 14 of those counts.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has previously flagged concerns about patterns of irregularities in large-scale registration efforts. Supporters of the current investigation cite this history as justification for closer scrutiny of high-volume voter registration drives.
The timing, Ohio’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate contests have intensified the controversy.
Some Ohio lawmakers, including U.S. Reps. Shontel Brown and Emilia Sykes, have denounced the operation as voter suppression and intimidation, while others, including Secretary of State Frank LaRose, view it as a necessary probe to safeguard electoral integrity. LaRose’s office stated that it “appreciates the work of our federal law enforcement partners and stands ready to continue assisting them at any time.”
