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May 18, 2021
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The FBI is reportedly probing a series of donations to a Super PAC associated with Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ 2020 reelection campaign.
Martin Kao, a Hawaii-based defense contractor, allegedly gave $150,000 in straw donations to the pro-Collins 1820 PAC, Axios reported Tuesday. Kao, was formerly CEO of Navatek LLC before he was indicted in September 2020 for allegedly defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program out of $12.8 million.
JUST IN: The FBI is investigating what it calls a massive scheme to illegally finance Sen. Susan Collins’ 2020 reelection bid, Axios has learned. https://t.co/36nNweHIUc
More public art updates: MoPOP unveiled a new Chris Cornell statue, made by artist Nick Marra and commissioned by the late musician's wife, Vicky Cornell. The life-size bronze statue "depicts Cornell in one of his typical poses with his signature boots, dog tag and long hair," reports KOMO. Senior Nigerian government aide is a suspect in Washington state's $650 million unemployment fraud: Abidemi Rufai is accused of stealing more than $350,000 in the scheme by.
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05/19/2021 07:41 AM EDT
SCOOPLET: MAYPOLL Boston mayoral candidate Jon Santiago tested voter sentiment recently regarding himself, former Mayor Marty Walsh and Democrats in the Massachusetts legislature, a source has confirmed.
Screenshots of the survey obtained by POLITICO show respondents being asked to give their opinions of various people including other mayoral candidates and Santiago, an emergency room doctor and state representative. Another screenshot shares Santiago’s backstory, from growing up in subsidized housing, to becoming a Fulbright scholar and attending Yale School of Medicine “against the odds.�