13/ In case you missed it, read Part 1 here:

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12/ But ProPublica unearthed the investigation by reviewing thousands of pages of FBI evidence, legal documents, internal emails, and dozens of interviews — including an eyewitness to Graham and Kao’s secret dinner. This is Part 2 of our ongoing series:

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6/ Over a meal, Rep. Clyburn asked Kao how much he was donating to Graham and then asked for the same amount, $100,000, Kao told the FBI. The FBI tallied $20,000 in contributions Kao and his family made to Clyburn only a few days after their scheduled meeting.

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3/ Graham agreed to steer a $10 million government contract Navatek’s way, Kao later recounted to the FBI. In exchange, he said, Graham asked Kao to pledge $100,000 to his reelection campaign.

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4/ That’s not all Kao confessed. Facing prison for fraud, he was hoping to reduce his sentence. His entire business model consisted of bribing officials in exchange for government contracts, he told the FBI. What’s more, the research Navatek was providing was often worthless.

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