FBI records examined in report on alleged congressional pay-to-play scheme
NPR and ProPublica examined FBI records concerning possible connections between a defence contractor and Senator Susan Collins of Maine. The records indicate that the bureau had, at one point, looked into a possible congressional pay-to-play scheme, though the supplied material does not describe any finding or charge.
FBI records once pointed to a possible congressional pay-to-play scheme involving a defence contractor and Senator Susan Collins of Maine, according to material discussed by NPR and ProPublica. NPR’s Juana Summers spoke with Avi Asher-Schapiro of ProPublica about the contractor’s connections to Collins and the bureau’s interest in them. The source material says the FBI was, at one time, looking into the matter.
It does not say that the investigation resulted in charges, nor does it provide the names of the contractor or describe the alleged conduct in detail. The supplied information also gives no response from Collins, the contractor or the FBI beyond the existence of the records discussed in the report. The account therefore establishes that the connections were examined, but does not provide a conclusion about wrongdoing.
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