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. read more
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche assured faith leaders during a call with Intercessors for America that the Justice Department plans to further restrict abortion access, calling a complete victory "permanent" and "soon." read more
According to the report, federal investigators were seeking approval for a formal, expanded bribery probe in late 2024. However, following President Trump taking office, leadership changes, reassignments, and departures within the Department of Justice and the FBI's public corruption units"including personnel who took Kao's testimony"led to the probe being effectively shelved or "dead."
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interesting.
#10 | Posted by eberly
Oh please, do elaborate