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Who in their right mind, charged with affordable housing by a governor, would give eight hundred forty thousand dollars to her own nonprofit. One that employs her husband and her family.

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

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Why we checked itA specific dollar figure ($840,000) is alleged to have been directed to a nonprofit that employs the official's husband and family — a concrete corruption allegation that is verifiable through public records.
What we foundThe $840,000 figure and Pingree's association with the nonprofit (as president) and her husband's employment there (as executive director) are confirmed, but the claim that she personally 'gave' the money to the nonprofit in her role as a state housing official is not supported — the grant was awarded by Maine Housing through a competitive island-focused program, not directly by Pingree's office.
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