DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into Alaska Senate Decoy Candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Amid NYT Bombshell Revealing Peltola's Camp Recruited the Saboteur

The Justice Department is conducting an aggressive criminal investigation into Daniel J. Sullivan, a decoy candidate for the Alaska Senate, following reports that he was recruited by Mary Peltola’s campaign to confuse voters. The investigation, handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alaska, is interested in charges related to the deprivation of rights of Alaska voters and is expected to involve grand jury subpoenas. This criminal probe follows a civil lawsuit filed by the DOJ to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate race if incumbent GOP Senator Dan Sullivan loses due to the decoy candidate’s presence on the ballot.

• The Justice Department has launched an aggressive criminal investigation into Daniel J. Sullivan, a decoy candidate in Alaska’s Senate race.
• The New York Times reported that Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited Daniel J. Sullivan to act as a decoy and confuse voters.
• A Democrat operative allegedly worked to register Daniel J. Sullivan, who shares a name with incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, as a GOP challenger.
• The Justice Department has also filed a civil lawsuit to block the certification of the Senate race if the decoy candidate’s presence impacts the outcome.
• Federal prosecutors are examining potential charges related to the deprivation of Alaska voters’ rights, with grand jury subpoenas anticipated.