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⚡ The top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed the existence of a criminal investigation into the state's high-stakes Senate race.

DOJ Says Probe Underway Over Alleged Plan To Manipulate Alaska Senate Race

The investigation stems from an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting two candidates on the ballot with the same name.

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A federal prosecutor confirmed a probe is underway into whether a candidate sharing Sen. Dan Sullivan’s name was put on the ballot to confuse voters.