Maine's Governor, Paul LePage issued the following statement Friday, May 23rd at 3:44 PM on further allegations that the Alexander Group's Report had more items of plagiarism in it.

"I am gravely concerned about these accusations and we will get to the bottom of it. Upon learning of this information today, we have taken immediate action and suspended all payments to the Alexander Group. We will continue to look into these accusations and will take further action, including termination of the contract, if warranted."

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