Treasury Dept. tells Erika Kirk Turning Point USA not under investigation, following social media rumors

The Treasury Department sent a letter last week to conservative influencer Erika Kirk with findings that contradict fraud allegations about the finances at Turning Point USA and could help her refute those claims, sources told CBS News.

Questions were being raised on social media about the finances at Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA, and podcaster Candace Owens and others were urging donors to demand refunds. That led a few of its small-dollar donors to ask for their money back, one of the sources said. Erika Kirk runs the nationwide conservative college student organization co-founded by her late husband, Charlie Kirk.

Last week, Blake Neff, a producer on "The Charlie Kirk Show" podcast disputed "claims of financial impropriety and fraud at Turning Point adding up into the millio