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The 'decoy' US Senate candidate accused of being a liberal plant recruited by allies of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola has reportedly left his hometown.
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candidate → take → hometown
Daniel J Sullivan, doppelganger of Republican incumbent Dan S Sullivan, disappeared from the tiny fishing town of Petersburg where he lives earlier this week.
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he → disappear → Petersburg
A source told CBS that she saw Dan Sullivan 2.0 flying to Anchorage on Monday, just days before the bombshell reports accused both Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) of installing him to increase the Democrat's chances of winning the election.
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reports → tell → election
His final destination remains unclear.
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destination → remain → ?
Other Petersburg residents reported never receiving any campaign ad materials like flyers or signs from the former school teacher, who has attracted massive national attention.
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who → report → attention
The news broke while US Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael Heyman spoke alongside Matthew Schlegel, FBI Anchorage Field Office special agent in charge told reporters that the investigation into the ballot scheme has been going on for months but that the shocking New York Times findings accelerated the probe.
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findings → break → probe
It comes as Peltola's race against incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan looks to be one of the closest in the country, and one that may not produce a clear result on Tuesday night.
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'Recent reporting has resulted in troubling new revelations,' Heyman said, adding that he assigned 'several attorneys' in his office to work on the case.
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'Decoy' Dan Sullivan accused of being a plant to increase Democrat's chances of winning Alaska's Senate seat reportedly left his hometown earlier this week, only days before shocking New York Times findings got public
US Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael Heyman said: ''Recent reporting has resulted in troubling new revelations'
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Democratic hopeful Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee are accused of recruiting a 'decoy' Dan Sullivan to increase her chances of beating the incumbent Senator, who is also named Dan Sullivan
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who → accuse → Senator
Heyman confirmed that both a civil lawsuit and a criminal probe are underway into the alleged ballot sabotage scheme, while not mentioning the specific crime that is being investigated.
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that → confirm → crime
'We will not let anyone or any group undermine this election,' he said.
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he → let → election
'When credible information comes out, we are committed to pursuing that information to deceive voters, and we will act on it.
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We are acting on it intensely and swiftly.
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Heyman further explained that the US is also filing a motion for preliminary injunction after he said that 'within the last 24 hours we received new information.'
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we → explain → information
President Trump's DOJ sent letters to election officials across the country demanding that they preserve election records or face criminal penalties.
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they → send → penalties
The department confirmed the development in a court filing on Friday, as obtained by Democracy Docket.
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The Trump administration is on an eleventh-hour blitz to challenge the results of Alaska's Senate race – before the election has even occurred.
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election → challenge → race
The letters, sent from the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, orders election officials to keep election ballots and records for a minimum of 22 months, per a decades-old federal law.
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letters → send → law
The department threatened penalties of up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine for non-compliance.
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This combination photo shows Trump-backed Republican Sen Dan Sullivan, left, in Palmer, Alaska, on August 17, 2026, and another candidate in Alaska's Senate race named Dan Sullivan
A sample election ballot in Alaska
The race was shaken up this week after a bombshell report found Peltola's campaign allegedly 'planted' a candidate with a name double of her Republican opponent Dan Sullivan in a scheme to boost her winning chances.
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campaign → show → chances
Her campaign, and the DSCC, are now under a criminal investigation opened this week by the state's Republican governor for allegedly recruiting the 'Decoy' Dan Sullivan.
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campaign → open → Decoy
At the same time, an ongoing civil case, filed by the Department of Justice earlier this year, is examining whether Alaska can certify the results if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses.
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Sullivan → file → results
The Cook Political Report ranks Alaska's Senate race as a toss-up, and the crucial seat could determine the balance of power in Congress.
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seat → rank → Congress
President Donald Trump has previously called for Peltola to be prosecuted herself after the report came to light, decrying 'fraud' in the state and demanding that she and the 'Decoy' Dan be removed from the ballot.
But legal experts told the Daily Mail that the civil case - and Trump's calls for a federal prosecution - are unlikely to advance.
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This is a developing story...
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