Alaska Senate candidate at center of Democrat sabotage plot flees town
Daniel J Sullivan, doppelganger of Republican incumbent Dan S Sullivan, disappeared from the tiny fishing town of Petersburg where he lives earlier this week.
TL;DR
- Daniel J Sullivan, a candidate resembling Republican incumbent Dan S Sullivan, has left his hometown of Petersburg.
- Sullivan is accused of being a 'decoy' candidate recruited to benefit Democratic candidate Mary Peltola.
- Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee are under criminal investigation for their alleged involvement.
- US Attorney Michael Heyman confirmed civil and criminal probes into an alleged ballot sabotage scheme.
- Authorities are committed to pursuing information and ensuring the integrity of the election.
- The Trump administration has also sent letters to election officials demanding the preservation of election records.