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1 October
6:39 pm

Out of our three hundred and thirty million dollar budget, sixty million dollars was fraudulent

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Paul LePage, at Maine 2nd Congressional District General Election Debate (WMTW)

6:39 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figures claimed about Maine's budget fraud in 2015 — verifiable against state records
What we foundNo source identifies a Maine program or budget of $330 million with $60 million in confirmed fraud, and available audits describe figures and programs that do not match the specific claim.
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