https://drudge.com/user/Rstybeach11 New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/294601/trump-halts-investigation-into-susan-collins https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation Kao/Navatek funneled money through a faux nonprofit to a Super PAC supporting Collins to bribe her for government contracts. He then emailed Navatek executives confirming Collins would funnel $32 million to their company. He admitted to this to the FBI; there are paper trails of the money and emails confirming the corruption. Confronted with a lengthy prison sentence, Kao cooperated with investigators in hopes of securing a reduced sentence by exposing the full scope of the conspiracy. His disclosures"previously unreleased to the public"alleged that the Corner Bakery encounter was merely a single component of a widespread pay-to-play system implicating prominent members of Congress, beyond just Senator Susan Collins. During a three-day debriefing at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Honolulu, Kao detailed the mechanics of the scheme and submitted a 50-page document naming numerous lobbyists, congressional aides, and lawmakers involved in exchanging political money for contracts. In total, Kao and his inner circle funneled nearly $900,000 in campaign contributions to various politicians, enabling Navatek to expand across six states and capture more than $40 million annually in federal funding. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:51:31 -0400 Rstybeach11 https://drudge.com/news/294601/trump-halts-investigation-into-susan-collins#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294601 0.5 daily 294601