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1 October
5:37 pm

you gave eight hundred and forty thousand dollars to a nonprofit that you were the president of on North Haven

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Bobby Charles, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (NEWS CENTER Maine)

5:37 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar amount ($840,000) allegedly granted to a nonprofit where the opponent served as president — a concrete, verifiable financial claim with implications of conflict of interest
What we foundThe $840,000 figure is real — it is a Maine Housing Authority grant confirmed by the nonprofit's own website and the Island Institute — but the claim that Pingree personally 'gave' the money is not supported, as it was a state housing grant, not one linked to her government office; her role title of 'president' is also disputed by multiple credible sources that consistently describe her as executive director.
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