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934ollaborate with Navatek. Photo courtesy of Sen. Susan Collins' office","created_timestamp":"1565111941","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.25","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Navatek 1 (1)" data-image-description="<p>Navatek Vice President Dave Kring, Navatek CEO Martin Kao, Sen. Susan Collins, Front Street President JB Turner and Maggie Craig, Navatek deputy director of operations for Portland, from left, at the 2020 announcement of an $8 million Navy contract in which Front Street would collaborate with Navatek. Photo courtesy of Sen. Susan Collins&#8217; office</p> 935" data-image-caption="<p>From left: Navatek Vice President Dave Kring, Navatek CEO Martin Kao, Sen. Susan Collins, Front Street President JB Turner and Maggie Craig, Navatek deputy director of operations for Portland, at the Aug. 6, 2019, announcement of an $8 million Navy contract in which Front Street collaborated with Navatek. </p> 936" data-large-file="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Navatek-1-1.jpg?w=780" /> <figcaption><span>From left: Navatek Vice President Dave Kring, Navatek CEO Martin Kao, Sen. Susan Collins, Front Street President JB Turner and Maggie Craig, Navatek deputy director of operations for Portland, at the Aug. 6, 2019, announcement of an $8 million Navy contract in which Front Street collaborated with Navatek. </span></figcaption> 937 938 </figure><!-- .post-thumbnail --> 939 940 941 <div class="sponsor-uw-info"> 942 <span class="logo"> 943 <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/03/MaineMatters_vert_3d2342.png?w=300" width="150" height="62" alt="Maine Matters 2026"></a> </span> 944 <div class="info"> 945 <!-- wp:paragraph {"backgroundColor":"white"} --> 946<p class="has-white-background-color has-background"><em><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read all of our coverage</a> of Maine's 2026 election or stay up to date with the latest developments through the <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/mprnewsletter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maine Political Report</a> in your inbox or <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/11/maine-political-news-sent-right-to-your-phone-sign-up-for-text-alerts-from-our-editor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">text messages</a> from politics editor Kirby Wilson.</em></p> 947<!-- /wp:paragraph --> 948 949<!-- wp:paragraph --> 950<p></p> 951<!-- /wp:paragraph --> </div> 952 </div> 953 <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A bombshell <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report from ProPublica published Tuesday</a> detailed new records in an alleged bribery scheme involving Susan Collinsâ campaign donors and millions of dollarsâ in federal contracts.</p> 954 955 956 957<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The FBI probed Collinsâ campaign finances between 2020 and 2025, the national investigative outlet <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported.</a> Martin Kao, a contractor who became close to Collinsâ orbit, was asked to chip in tens of thousands of dollars to support Collinsâ 2020 reelection, the report states, including at least one instance in which he used a shell company to subvert campaign finance laws.</p> 958 959 960 961<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In exchange, Kao claimed the senior Republican senator steered tens of millions of dollars in defense contracts toward his company through her role on the Senate appropriations committee.</p> 962 963 964 965<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Collinsâ office has adamantly denied allegations of wrongdoing. Annie Clark, Collinsâ deputy chief of staff, said the campaign âwas never the target of the FBI investigation,â and that the senatorâs team fully cooperated
965with the bureauâs inquiries.</p> 966 967 968 <aside class="mtm-related-link" aria-labelledby="mtm-related-link-title-3"> 969 <div class="mtm-related-link__wrapper"> 970 971 <figure class="mtm-related-link__media"> 972 <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 973 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/Collins-July26_1bc579.jpg?w=250&h=250&crop=1" alt=""> 974 </a> 975 </figure> 976 977 <div class="mtm-related-link__content"> 978 <h2 class="mtm-related-link__eyebrow" id="mtm-related-link-title-3">Related</h2> 979 <a class="mtm-related-link__link" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> The FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins â until Trump got in the way</a> </div> 980 </div> 981 982 </aside> 983 984 985 986<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âThis issue was also the subject of press stories in the <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/01/hawaiian-defense-contractor-with-maine-offices-charged-with-bank-fraud/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fall of 2020,</a>â she said in a statement. âWe find it more than a mere coincidence that it is resurfacing again at almost exactly the same time.â</p> 987 988 989 990<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Like in 2020, Collins is up for reelection this November.</p><div class="ad-injection"><span class="before-injected-ad ad-notice">Advertisement</span><div id="adslot1" class="injectable-ad-slot opscoad-adPosition1" data-unit="/6119/pressherald.com/news" data-ad-index="1" style="display: block; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; width:100%;"></div></div> 991 992 993 994<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The ProPublica story, Clark noted, leans heavily on allegations made by Kao, the former CEO of Navatek. He pleaded guilty to charges involving money laundering and bank fraud, and is currently in federal prison. The ProPublica story notes that Kao has a <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/#:~:text=Kao%20also,him" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">history of lying</a> and exaggerating.</p> 995 996 997 998<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âAs Martin Kao was awaiting sentencing, he began making outlandish charges about the Collins office, deflecting blame from himself and placing it on Senator Collins,â Clark said in a statement. âThese issues were resolved in 2021, and the FBI has not contacted us about Martin Kao since then.â</p> 999 1000 1001 1002<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ProPublica said it was able to independently corroborate many of Kaoâs claims. The story cites internal communications about Collins from within Navatek, the defense contractor that secured millions in federal contracts â as well as emails about Navatek sent by a U.S. Navy official.</p> 1003 1004 1005 1006<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The outlet said its story on Collinsâ campaign finances was the first in an upcoming series on allegations of Congressional corruption. Here are the main takeaways for Maine:</p> 1007 1008 1009 1010<h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. The ProPublica report detailed a lingering investigation</h2> 1011 1012 1013 1014<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Federal investigators first began inquiring about connections between the federal contracts Collins championed and the campaign donations she collected during and after her 2020 reelection bid.</p> 1015 1016 1017 1018<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Kao, then the CEO of Hawaii-based Navatek, told the FBI he first tried to schedule a meeting with Collins in 2018. But she would not meet with him <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/#:~:text=Collins%20would%20not,support" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">unless he agreed to donate</a> to her campaign, he told law enforcement agents, according to ProPublica.</p><div class="ad-injection"><span class="before-injected-ad ad-notice">Advertisement</span><div id="adslot2" class="injectable-ad-slot opscoad-adPosition2" data-unit="/6119/pressherald.com/news" data-ad-index="2" style="display: block; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; width:100%;"></div></div> 1019 1020 1021 1022<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In late 2019, Kao said he sat down with the head of a pro-Collins super PAC at a bakery in Washington, D.C. Navatek was looking to secure millions of dollars in federal contracts, which Kao felt Collins could help facilitate as a senior member of the Senate appropriations committee.</p> 1023 1024 1025 1026<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Scott Reed, the head of a pro-Collins super PAC, promised the senator could get Navatek $32 million in naval contracts if Kao donated $500,000 to the campaign, Kao eventually claimed. He admitted he used a shell company to send the super PAC $150,000 shortly after.</p> 1027 1028 1029 1030<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Two months later, Kao wrote an email to executives at his company that Collins had committed to netting the company the $32 million in contracts, ProPublica reported, citing an internal Navatek email.</p> 1031 1032 1033 1034<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Clark, Collinsâ deputy chief of staff, noted that<strong> </strong>contracts are awarded by individual federal agencies, not senators: â(Collins) does not âsteerâ contracts to entities,â she said. âShe advocates for them on their merits.â</p> 1035 1036 1037 1038<p class="wp-block-paragraph">ProPublicaâs story reported that Navy officials <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/#:~:text=Once%20the%20budget,sense" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">were pushed by legislators and higher-ups</a> to select specific companies, like Navatek, for certain contracts.</p> 1039 1040 1041 1042<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A grand jury indicted Kao in 2022 for making illegal campaign donations. <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2022/09/28/defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-to-making-illegal-contributions-to-sen-collins-2020-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">He pleaded guilty</a> to the charges later that year, followed by <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/15/former-defense-contractor-executives-plead-guilty-to-illegal-donations-to-collins-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">two more Navatek executives</a> in 2023. </p><div class="ad-injection"><span class="before-injected-ad ad-notice">Advertisement</span><div id="adslot3" class="injectable-ad-slot opscoad-adPosition2" data-unit="/6119/pressherald.com/news" data-ad-index="3" style="display: block; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; width:100%;"></div></div> 1043 1044 1045 1046<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Collins said at the time that she knew nothing about Kaoâs illegal donation. No one from her campaign was charged in the investigation. The ProPublica story quotes an FBI spokesperson saying the bureau âultimately found nothing implicating Senator Collins or Senator Collinsâ campaign. Any suggestion otherwise is totally false.â</p> 1047 1048 1049 1050<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âThe campaign had absolutely no knowledge of any of the allegations against Mr. Kao or his associates until they were reported in the press,â Clark said Tuesday.</p> 1051 1052 1053 <aside class="mtm-related-link" aria-labelledby="mtm-related-link-title-4"> 1054 <div class="mtm-related-link__wrapper"> 1055 1056 1057 <div class="mtm-related-link__content"> 1058 <h2 class="mtm-related-link__eyebrow" id="mtm-related-link-title-4">Related</h2> 1059 <a class="mtm-related-link__link" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/15/former-defense-contractor-executives-plead-guilty-to-illegal-donations-to-collins-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Former defense contractor executives plead guilty to illegal donations to Collinsâ campaign</a> </div> 1060 </div> 1061 1062 </aside> 1063 1064 1065 1066<h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. The Trump administration shut it down</h2> 1067 1068 1069 1070<p class="wp-block-paragraph">
1070ProPublica reports that the probe did not end there.</p> 1071 1072 1073 1074<p class="wp-block-paragraph">FBI investigators continued interviewing Kao for years. He provided detailed information about Collins and other lawmakers with whom he allegedly traded campaign donations for federal contracts.</p> 1075 1076 1077 1078<p class="wp-block-paragraph">By the end of 2024, the agency believed it had enough evidence to investigate a number of powerful legislators in both parties, <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/the-fbi-anti-corruption-squad-was-circling-susan-collins-until-trump-got-in-the-way/#:~:text=Even,office" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to ProPublicaâs story.</a></p> 1079 1080 1081 1082<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But after Trump won reelection that year, he soon <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-inspectors-general-fired-congress-unlawful-4e8bc57e132c3f9a7f1c2a3754359993" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fired inspectors general</a>, dropped <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-corruption-dropped-trump-93c95b8d1aba9a7adc6ee01a7674442e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">seemingly open-and-shut bribery</a> cases against public officials and <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/firings-pardons-policy-changes-gutted-doj-anti-corruption-efforts-expe-rcna200571" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">purged agents who investigated public corruption,</a> including allegations against himself, from the Department of Justice and FBI.</p><div class="ad-injection"><span class="before-injected-ad ad-notice">Advertisement</span><div id="adslot4" class="injectable-ad-slot opscoad-adPosition2" data-unit="/6119/pressherald.com/news" data-ad-index="4" style="display: block; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; width:100%;"></div></div> 1083 1084 1085 1086<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The investigations into Collins and other lawmakers ended soon after.</p> 1087 1088 1089 1090<h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. There are other Maine connections</h2> 1091 1092 1093 1094<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In Maine and across the country, Navatek deployed a similar strategy to win federal contracts: It started with the schools.</p> 1095 1096 1097 1098<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The company worked to forge partnerships with universities in states whose members of Congress it felt could steer federal contracts its way. In 2018, Navatek hired lobbyist Glenn Mandigo, who also did lobbying work for the University of Maine.</p> 1099 1100 1101 1102<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Shortly after, the company and the university partnered to build the worldâs largest 3D printed boat. Months later, Navatek and UMaine won an <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2019/08/06/portland-based-ship-design-company-receives-8-million-navy-contract/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">$8 million Navy contract</a> to study maritime propulsion systems.</p> 1103 1104 1105 1106<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="7727400" data-permalink="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/what-to-know-about-the-pay-to-play-allegations-against-susan-collins/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat/" data-orig-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg" data-orig-size="1290,713" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}' data-image-title="collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat" data-image-description="<p>Sen. Susan Collins christens the 3Dirigo-X, a 3D printed boat made by Navatek and the University of Maine, (Photo courtesy of Susan Collins&#8217; office)</p> 1107" data-image-caption="<p>Sen. Susan Collins christens the 3Dirigo-X on Aug. 28, 2026. The 3D printed boat made by the University of Maine was based on research students conducted alongside Navatek. (Courtesy of Susan Collinsâ office)</p> 1108" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?w=780" height="566" width="1024" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-7727400" srcset="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg 1290w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?resize=300,166 300w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?resize=768,424 768w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?resize=1024,566 1024w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?resize=1200,663 1200w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?resize=780,431 780w, https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/collins-navatek-umaine-3dboat.jpg?resize=400,221 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sen. Susan Collins christens the 3Dirigo-X on Aug. 28, 2026. The 3D printed boat made by the University of Maine was based on research students conducted alongside Navatek. (Courtesy of Susan Collinsâ office)</figcaption></figure> 1109 1110 1111 1112<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Navatek kept a Portland office that was used to conduct research and development for the Navy. Collins attended an event at the companyâs Maine headquarters in 2019, posing for a picture with Kao. The companyâs CEO eventually told the FBI his companyâs products were âof no real valueâ to the Navy and would not be deployed by the military, ProPublica wrote.</p> 1113 1114 1115 1116<h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Collinsâ alleged âcorruptionâ has been part of the Senate campaign </h2> 1117 1118 1119 1120<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Collins has touted contracts for companies related to her donors before â but never in a way that invited this sort of law enforcement scrutiny.</p><div class="ad-injection"><span class="before-injected-ad ad-notice">Advertisement</span><div id="adslot5" class="injectable-ad-slot opscoad-adPosition2" data-unit="/6119/pressherald.com/news" data-ad-index="5" style="display: block; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; width:100%;"></div></div> 1121 1122 1123 1124<p class="wp-block-paragraph">New Balanceâs owner and chairman, billionaire Jim Davis, <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/12/nearly-100-billionaires-and-their-spouses-have-d
1124onated-to-reelect-susan-collins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">gave $1 million to Collinsâ super PAC</a> last year. The senator proudly <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/10/im-running-maines-susan-collins-launches-campaign-for-a-6th-u-s-senate-term/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">held one of the companyâs shoes</a> when announcing her reelection campaign in February. And this month, she <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/18/new-balance-gets-military-contract-for-athletic-shoes-made-in-skowhegan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">touted a nearly $60 million contract</a> the company received to produce military footwear at its Skowhegan plant.</p> 1125 1126 1127 <aside class="mtm-related-link" aria-labelledby="mtm-related-link-title-5"> 1128 <div class="mtm-related-link__wrapper"> 1129 1130 <figure class="mtm-related-link__media"> 1131 <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/12/nearly-100-billionaires-and-their-spouses-have-donated-to-reelect-susan-collins/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 1132 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/43697781_20260710_ph.collins.0712_0y142_54c1f3.jpg?w=250&h=250&crop=1" alt=""> 1133 </a> 1134 </figure> 1135 1136 <div class="mtm-related-link__content"> 1137 <h2 class="mtm-related-link__eyebrow" id="mtm-related-link-title-5">Related</h2> 1138 <a class="mtm-related-link__link" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/12/nearly-100-billionaires-and-their-spouses-have-donated-to-reelect-susan-collins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins</a> </div> 1139 </div> 1140 1141 </aside> 1142 1143 1144 1145<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Earlier in the campaign cycle, Graham Platner tried to make Collinsâ alleged corruption a campaign issue, making a proposal for a <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/25/graham-platner-rolls-out-anti-corruption-platform-in-senate-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">so-called âCollins ruleâ</a> part of his platform. It would have banned congressional spouses from trading stocks, and was drafted in response to allegations that Collins had steered federal contracts toward her husbandâs lobbying firm â and that the couple had made stock trades based on inside information.</p> 1146 1147 1148 1149<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Collinsâ spokespeople said at the time that Platner was lying.</p> 1150 1151 1152 1153<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âSusan Collins has not funneled any money to (her husband). Thatâs against the law. Thatâs a criminal activity,â Collinsâ longtime adviser and campaign manager Steve Abbott said. âHeâs accusing her of engaging in a criminal activity with no evidence.â</p> 1154 1155 1156 1157<h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. Collinsâ campaign calls the ProPublica story âcategorically falseâ</h2> 1158 1159 1160 1161<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Collins and her campaign have emphatically denied the allegations of bribery and corruption leveled against her.</p> 1162 1163 1164 1165<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Clark, the senatorâs deputy chief of staff, said in a statement Tuesday that neither the senator nor her campaign have been accused wrongdoing, and that âthe campaign was never the target of the FBI investigation.â</p><div class="ad-injection"><span class="before-injected-ad ad-notice">Advertisement</span><div id="adslot6" class="injectable-ad-slot opscoad-adPosition2" data-unit="/6119/pressherald.com/news" data-ad-index="6" style="display: block; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; width:100%;"></div></div> 1166 1167 1168 1169<p class="wp-block-paragraph">She cast doubt on the account Kao provided to law enforcement, noting he only started speaking to federal investigators in the months and years prior to his sentencing <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2022/09/28/defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-to-making-illegal-contributions-to-sen-collins-2020-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">over the illegal campaign donations.</a></p> 1170 1171 1172 <aside class="mtm-related-link" aria-labelledby="mtm-related-link-title-6"> 1173 <div class="mtm-related-link__wrapper"> 1174 1175 <figure class="mtm-related-link__media"> 1176 <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2022/09/28/defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-to-making-illegal-contributions-to-sen-collins-2020-campaign/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 1177 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/Navatek-crop_43f898.jpeg?w=250&h=250&crop=1" alt=""> 1178 </a> 1179 </figure> 1180 1181 <div class="mtm-related-link__content"> 1182 <h2 class="mtm-related-link__eyebrow" id="mtm-related-link-title-6">Related</h2> 1183 <a class="mtm-related-link__link" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2022/09/28/defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-to-making-illegal-contributions-to-sen-collins-2020-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Defense contractor pleads guilty to making illegal contributions to Sen. Collinsâ 2020 campaign</a> </div> 1184 </div> 1185 1186 </aside> 1187 1188 1189 1190<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Kao, Clark posited, was deflecting blame to reduce his own sentence.</p> 1191 1192 1193 1194<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âThe FBI and the court obviously did not believe Kao,â she wrote in a statement. âIn 2025 he was sentenced in two separate cases to prison terms of seven years and three years to be served concurrently, as well as an additional five years of supervised release at the end of his prison term.â</p> 1195 1196 1197 1198<h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Democrats pounce on the story</h2> 1199 1200 1201 1202<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Democrats in Maine and across the country went on the offensive within hours of the ProPublica storyâs release.</p> 1203 1204 1205 1206<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Misha Linnehan, press secretary for the Maine Democratic Party, said in a statement that the Navatek allegations align with ââShady Susanâsâ long history of corruption.â The party plans to hold a news conference about C
1206ollinsâ alleged wrongdoing Wednesday.</p> 1207 1208 1209 1210<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âInstead of using her power to help Maine people, Susan Collins has been so brazenly steering taxpayer dollars towards her wealthy donors that the FBI took notice â until Trump stuck his thumb on the scale on her behalf,â Linnehan said.</p> 1211 1212 1213 1214<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Troy Jackson, Collinsâ Democratic opponent in the upcoming election, said the Navatek allegations constitute âcorruption of the highest orderâ and accused the senator of enriching herself and her donors âon the backs of taxpayers.â</p> 1215 1216 1217 1218<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âSusan Collins doesnât care that weâre losing our healthcare, that ICE is killing people on the streets, and that weâve been dragged into a pointless war â as long as her donors get their contracts and her coffers get filled,â Jackson said in a statement.</p> 1219 1220 1221 1222<p class="wp-block-paragraph">National Democrats took notice of the story too. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which is working to unseat Collins, highlighted the story in a Tuesday news release. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said in a <a href="https://x.com/rokhanna/status/2102456879809245382" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">social media post</a> that Collins âmay pretend to be a moderate, but on corruption, sheâs a MAGA Republican.â</p> 1223 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 1224 1225 <footer class="entry-footer"> 1226 1227 <div class="mtm-article-copy-container"> 1228 <button class="mtm-article-copy-button">Copy the Story Link</button> 1229 </div> 1230 1231 <span class="tags-links"><span>Tagged: </span><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/" rel="tag">election 2026</a><span class="sep">, </span><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/tag/sen-susan-collins/" rel="tag">Sen. 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