Hasan Piker described Neville Roy Singham as a “funding vehicle” for political movements as federal investigators examine Cuba-related travel and nonprofit-linked activism.
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Political commentator Hasan Piker is drawing new attention to American Marxist technology millionaire Neville Roy Singham after describing him during a livestream as a financier of political movements connected to far-left activist organizations.
The remarks, detailed in a Fox News report, came as federal scrutiny intensifies around Piker, CodePink co-founder Susan Medea Benjamin and a broader network of organizations that critics say operate politically while benefiting from nonprofit structures.
Fox News Digital reported Saturday that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued administrative subpoenas to Piker and Benjamin over possible sanctions-related violations tied to doing business with the Communist Party of Cuba. The subpoenas followed their March travel to Cuba for what was described as an ideologically driven international “convoy” involving communist activists.
Piker and Benjamin have not responded to requests for comment, according to the report, but both have publicly defended the Cuba trip as a humanitarian effort intended to help people on the island.
During a six-hour Twitch livestream Monday titled “FEDS ARE AFTER ME,” Piker said he believed investigators were ultimately focused on Singham and groups he has supported, including CodePink, the ANSWER Coalition and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
“I think that ultimately the target is probably Singham and his operation from PSL to ANSWER Coalition to CodePink — like anything that he has ever financed,” Piker said.
The comments were notable because congressional investigators and watchdog groups have argued for years that parts of the Singham-linked nonprofit network function as political operations despite tax-exempt charitable status. Federal rules limit the amount and type of political activity that certain nonprofits may conduct.
Piker defended Singham during the livestream and framed the investigation as an effort to restrict activism financed by an American donor.
“And it’s not new, it’s been around for a while,” Piker said.
“It’s like totally f—ing ridiculous to try and stop the political advocacy of an American citizen,” he added.
Piker continued, “Roy Singham is an American citizen. He lives in China now and he’s a centimillionaire. I think he has almost a billion dollars.”
Singham sold Thoughtworks in 2017 for an estimated $785 million, according to prior reporting cited in the Fox News investigation. After the sale, he began developing a network of corporations and nonprofit entities from Shanghai, the report said.
Piker later described Singham as a “funding vehicle” for political causes.
“Not sure how much money he has now, but he’s been a funding vehicle for a lot of political movements in the country, like a lot of activism, and they hate that s—, so they’re trying to jam them up,” Piker said.
“They’re trying to hit him on anything and everything they possibly can. That’s it, that’s the goal here. That’s the broader goal,” he added.
Fox News Digital reported in March that Singham had directed $278 million since 2017 into a network of six nonprofits after marrying CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans. The outlet said the money flowed into organizations that have supported dozens of groups globally and participated in a transnational network of about 2,000 organizations, many promoting pro-China messaging or causes aligned with the Chinese Communist Party.
The same investigation reported that Singham appeared at a Shanghai conference in November 2025 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, where he praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party’s vision for a “new world order.”
According to Fox News Digital, the network has included $22.44 million to the People’s Forum, $1.33 million to CodePink, $68.7 million to Justice and Education Fund Inc., $1.098 million to BreakThrough BT Media and $16.76 million to Tricontinental Ltd. The report described the People’s Forum as a New York City organizing hub and said the Party for Socialism and Liberation and ANSWER Coalition share office space and leadership ties with it.
Piker’s comments may intensify congressional interest in the network. Multiple committees, including the Senate Judiciary Committee, House Judiciary Committee, House Oversight Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, have examined issues related to Singham-linked funding, foreign influence questions, nonprofit compliance and political advocacy.
Investigators have focused in part on whether tax-exempt organizations engaged in political activism beyond what federal law allows. Piker’s description of Singham’s funding as tied to “political movements” and “political advocacy” could become part of that broader scrutiny.
Piker, a Turkish-born online commentator and nephew of Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur, has built a large audience through long livestreams on Twitch, a platform popular with young viewers and gamers. His critics have accused him of promoting Marxist views while living a wealthy lifestyle, including owning a $2 million home in West Hollywood, California.
The subpoena news has prompted reactions across activist and political circles. Some far-left figures and groups have defended Piker, while other political commentators have mocked him over his past criticism of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and his current scrutiny under the Trump administration.
Piker has devoted two livestreams to criticizing the investigation since the news became public, portraying the inquiry as politically motivated and himself as a target.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control enforces U.S. sanctions programs involving foreign governments, organizations and individuals. In Washington policy circles, facing OFAC scrutiny is considered a serious escalation because it can involve potential sanctions or foreign transaction violations.
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