Federal Grand Jury Investigation into Copycat Dan Sullivan Campaign Is Ongoing: Source

A Department of Justice grand jury investigation into the campaign of copycat Alaska Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan is ongoing, a source familiar with the matter told National Review, after a New York Times report linked Democratic operatives to efforts to recruit Sullivan to join the race in an apparent effort to confuse supporters of the Republican incumbent with the same name.

The department launched an investigation in July into potential wire fraud or conspiracy to make the election process unfair, as first reported by ABC News. The DOJ later issued subpoenas in August as part of its efforts to determine whether Sullivan’s candidacy was an intentional attempt to confuse supporters of .

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A Department of Justice grand jury investigation into the campaign of copycat Alaska Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan is ongoing, a source familiar with the matter told National Review, after a New York Times report linked Democratic operatives to efforts to recruit Sullivan to join the race in an apparent effort to confuse supporters of the Republican incumbent with the same name.

The department launched an investigation in July into potential wire fraud or conspiracy to make the election process unfair, as first reported by ABC News. The DOJ later issued subpoenas in August as part of its efforts to determine whether Sullivan’s candidacy was an intentional attempt to confuse supporters of .