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Ethics Complaint Filed Against Senator Over Pay-to-Play Allegations

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 7

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A former Democratic candidate filed a formal ethics complaint against Senator Susan Collins. The complaint alleges pay-to-play behavior involving the defense contractor Navatek, claiming Collins steered millions of dollars in contracts to the Hawaii-based firm in exchange for political donations from its CEO, Martin Kao. Collins and her campaign have denied these allegations.

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Why it matters

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The complaint asks the committee to investigate allegations that taxpayer-funded government contracts were directed to an out-of-state company in return for campaign contributions. The committee, which previously investigated Al Franken, is a bipartisan body responsible for such inquiries.

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Who's involved

committeeThe U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, which received the complaint.

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Oct 7pressherald.com