American Crossroads is a conservative Super PAC co-founded by Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie in 2010, pioneering new fundraising methods enabled by the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC decision. It raises funds from donors to support Republican candidates through independent expenditures, with significant financial backing in competitive races, and was active in the 2010 and 2012 US elections. The organization is led by President and CEO Steven J. Law (former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush), Chairman Mike Duncan (former RNC chairman), and advisers including Karl Rove (senior advisor and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff) and Haley Barbour (former Mississippi Governor). It has faced controversies, including accusations of donor anonymity strategies via affiliate Crossroads GPS (a 501(c)(4)), failure to register as a nonprofit in Virginia (2012), and a CREW ethics complaint to the FEC and FBI over $6 million in undisclosed contributions for Josh Mandel's 2012 Ohio Senate race. Senator Richard Durbin urged IRS investigation in 2010 over Crossroads GPS's political spending potentially violating 501(c)(4) rules. Recent financial activity shows modest receipts and disbursements, with treasurer Caleb Crosby.