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6 October
10:29 pm

Troy got an FHA loan for his Augusta house in which he said it was going to be his primary residence, while also having a primary residence elsewhere for which he was reimbursed a hundred and sixty thousand dollars for travel back and forth.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

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Why we checked itCollins makes a specific allegation about her opponent's FHA loan application and a $160,000 travel reimbursement tied to a conflicting primary residence claim — both specific, verifiable assertions.
What we foundThe core facts — that Jackson obtained an FHA loan for an Augusta house by pledging it as his primary residence, while also claiming Allagash as his residence and receiving over $160,000 in legislative travel/lodging reimbursements — are consistently reported across multiple outlets drawing primarily from the same investigative source (The Maine Wire), with independent confirmation of the FHA loan element from the Bangor Daily News; Collins's framing accurately reflects those facts, with the caveat that the $160,000 figure encompasses travel, lodging, and allowance categories beyond pure mileage reimbursements.
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