by William Turton | Sep 22, 2026 | 2020 Election, bribery, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, elections, FBI, Maine, News, pay to play, Pentagon, Pentagon budget, Pentagon contractors, shell companies, Super PACs, Susan Collins, Trump Administration
In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the Republican lawmaker from Maine was in danger of losing her seat. President Donald Trump’s dismal approval ratings were dragging her down in the polls, and she was falling behind her likely 2020…
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by Sharon Zhang | Aug 12, 2026 | Corruption, Donald Trump, Financial Crimes, News, Scott Bessent, shell companies, Treasury Department
The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will allow shell companies and other questionable entities to conceal their ownership from federal investigators, in a move that critics say will only further facilitate corruption in the U.S. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced on Tuesday that it is ending the regulation that requires companies to…
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