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Company targeted in stalled FBI pay-to-play probe has Rhode Island footprint — Lindsey Graham | ChamberLight
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WJAR reports that ProPublica described a stalled FBI investigation into alleged pay-to-play involving Sen. Susan Collins and Navatek, a company that also received federal funding for a University of Rhode Island project. Collins denied the allegations; the FBI told ProPublica that an earlier investigation found nothing implicating Collins or her campaign.
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Senator whose campaign donations from Navatek figures and response are discussed in the Rhode Island reporting
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