Martin Kao

President and CEO, Navatek, Ltd. - now known as the Martin Defense Group

Martin Kao, 48, Clifford Chen, 48, and Lawrence “Kahele” Lum Kee, 52, of Martin Defense Group LLC, formerly known as Navatek LLC, are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to make conduit and government contractor contributions, and making government contractor contributions to support U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) who ran for reelection in 2020 and won. They pled not guilty on February 23, 2022. Kao also is charged with two counts of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. The trio are accused of creating a shell company to conceal the source of an illegal contribution of $150,000 to an independent, expenditure-only political action committee, or super PAC, that supported Collins. The alleged shell company, the Society of Young Women Scientists and Engineers LLC, or SYWSE, was incorporated Nov. 26, 2019, with Kao’s spouse as registered agent and manager.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Larry Rockefeller	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Mazie Hirono, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Brian Schatz, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons for Delaware
Nathaniel Simons	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Gary Peters, Tammy Baldwin for Congress, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Brian Schatz, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen
Penny Pritzker	Hillary Clinton, Jim Clyburn, Dick Durbin, Daniel Inouye, Mark Pryor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons for Delaware, Kendra S. Horn, Kendra Horn for Congress
Michael P Thornton	Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Daniel Inouye, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Democratic National Committee, Prairie Political Action Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Brian Schatz, Hillary Victory Fund
Thomas A Barron	Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Daniel Inouye, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Hillary Victory Fund, Kendra S. Horn, Kendra Horn for Congress
Andrew Tobias	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Mark Pryor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons for Delaware, Hillary Victory Fund
Micky Arison	Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Mazie Hirono, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Collins for Senator, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Brian Schatz, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Hawaii PAC
George D Baker	Tom Cole, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Mazie Hirono, Jim Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Frank D Lucas, Mark Pryor, Cole for Congress, Friends of Jim Inhofe Committee, Frank Lucas for Congress, Team Graham, Kendra S. Horn, Kendra Horn for Congress
Paula Gural	Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Mazie Hirono, Mark Pryor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Tulsi Gabbard, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons for Delaware
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Daniel Inouye, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Brian Schatz, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons for Delaware
Neva Rockefeller Goodwin	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Mazie Hirono, Mark Pryor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Brian Schatz, Hillary Victory Fund, Kendra S. Horn, Kendra Horn for Congress
Elizabeth Simons	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Brian Schatz, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Hillary Victory Fund, Kendra S. Horn, Kendra Horn for Congress
Thomas Boggs	Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Mazie Hirono, Daniel Inouye, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Prairie Political Action Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons
Carol Leif	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Hillary Victory Fund, Kendra S. Horn, Kendra Horn for Congress, Kaialiʻi Kahele, Kahele For Congress
Jamie Wolf	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Mark Pryor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Peters for Congress, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Tulsi Gabbard, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons for Delaware
Susan Hirschmann	Tom Cole, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Jim Inhofe, Frank D Lucas, Joe Wilson, Collins for Senator, Cole for Congress, Friends of Jim Inhofe Committee, Joe Wilson for Congress Committee, Frank Lucas for Congress, Team Graham, Ron Estes, Ron Estes for Congress, WinRed
Marc Winkelman	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Mazie Hirono, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Brian Schatz, Hillary Victory Fund
Steven M Champlin	Tammy Baldwin, Hillary Clinton, Jim Clyburn, Dick Durbin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Prairie Political Action Committee, Mark Begich, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Derek Kilmer, Brian Schatz
Philip Munger	Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Friends of Jeanne Shaheen, Hillary Victory Fund, Kendra S. Horn, Kendra Horn for Congress
Jay W Eisenhofer	Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Gary Peters, Chris Coons, Brian Schatz, Hillary Victory Fund, Stay Blue 2014

Martin Kao

President and CEO, Navatek, Ltd. - now known as the Martin Defense Group

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