FBI Probes Susan Collins Over Donor Ties, 87-Month Prisoner at Center of Finance Claims
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 24
FBI Probes Susan Collins Over Donor Ties, 87-Month Prisoner at Center of Finance Claims
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 24
Summary
The FBI, under the Biden administration, opened an investigation into allegations that a donor and a Collins-linked fund-raiser discussed evading campaign finance laws, according to the New York Times.
Martin Kao — a donor seeking federal contracts — allegedly interacted with Scott Reed, a veteran Republican operative who led a pro-Collins super PAC and helped raise millions for the Maine senator.
The inquiry had been shut down last year under the Trump administration after FBI officials questioned Kao’s claims, but renewed scrutiny followed ProPublica’s report on a possible pay-to-play case.
Susan Collins, facing one of the tightest Senate races in the country weeks before the election, called the report “truly outrageous” and attacked Kao’s credibility; he is serving an 87-month prison sentence.