The targeting follows a ProPublica report alleging Collins helped steer $32M in naval funding to Navatek after its CEO, Martin Kao, funneled $150k to a pro-Collins super PAC through a shell company. FBI investigators believed they had sufficient evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe in late 2024, but the investigation was terminated in 2025 after Donald Trump returned to office and purged anti-corruption units within the FBI and DOJ. Collins has called the allegations 'outlandish' and 'offensive,' stating that an earlier investigation by the Biden administration cleared her of wrongdoing and questioning the credibility of Kao, who was convicted of fraud and money laundering.
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Democrats Spend $3.4M on Ads Against Susan Collins in Tight Senate Race
US Politics18 days ago
Undecided voters in the battle for Maine's senior Senate seat are shifting toward the Democratic challenger following new reporting of a suppressed corruption probe. Democratic campaigns have allocated $3.4M to target Senator Susan Collins with a wave of advertisements highlighting allegations that she traded government contracts for illegal campaign cash. Polls from the New York Times and Portland Press Herald indicate the offensive has already pushed several swing voters toward Democrat Troy Jackson in a closely watched race.
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