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Two point one billion found six thousand five hundred non compete sole source contracts

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Bobby Charles, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (Maine Public)

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Why we checked itSpecific figures ($2.1 billion and 6,500 contracts) from alleged federal and state investigations into fraud — verifiable against investigation records
What we foundThe $2.1 billion figure is real and sourced from Maine's official 2024 state audit, but no source — including the audit itself, legislative testimony, or any news outlet — identifies 6,500 non-competitive sole-source contracts.
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