Earlier this week, the New York Times released a bombshell report detailing how Democrat operatives for Mary Peltola's Senate campaign in Alaska recruited a 'fake' "Dan Sullivan" to run against the incumbent Senator.
The goal was to confuse Alaska voters into accidentally voting for the wrong "Dan Sullivan," thus splitting the vote and increasing Democrats' chances of winning.
If you missed it, we provided the full scoop on the scummy attempt at election sabotage here:
ELECTION SABOTAGE? Democrat Operatives Recruited FAKE "Dan Sullivan" to Confuse Alaska Voters
Now, we have an update on the situation to bring you.
The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the 'decoy' Dan J. Sullivan.
FBI agents are surging into Alaska, and prosecutors have filed over 40 subpoenas.
Alaska's U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman held a press conference on Friday to let the public know what's going on.
Watch what he had to announce here:
U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman and FBI Anchorage just confirmed both a criminal investigation AND a civil case into the “Decoy Dan” scheme to prop up a second Daniel J. Sullivan as a sham candidate to confuse voters and steal the race from Sen. Dan Sullivan.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 30, 2026
Heyman: “Anyone who… pic.twitter.com/fsKvNmLgUN
Meanwhile, it's being reported that Dan J. Sullivan has effectively vanished.
He was last seen on Monday boarding a flight to Anchorage, after fleeing his hometown.
CBS News reported:
Daniel J. Sullivan, the independent candidate running for Senate in Alaska whose name is almost identical to the Republican senator running for reelection, left his hometown of Petersburg earlier this week, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.
One resident and former student of Sullivan's said she saw Sullivan on a flight to Anchorage on Monday — two days before The New York Times first reported that he was recruited by operatives linked to Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign. The source added she did not know where Sullivan was headed, but another friend said he and his wife are known among friends as "world travelers."
Sullivan's current whereabouts after leaving his hometown are not clear.
Dozens of Petersburg residents also told CBS News they never saw or received any campaign materials like mailers, flyers, brochures or signs since the former elementary school teacher announced his candidacy last spring.
"I don't think it's a serious candidacy," said Andrew Worhatch, a Petersburg fisherman. "I haven't seen a platform."
Just days before the midterm elections, a CBS News crew on the ground in Petersburg likewise found no indication of any active campaigning by the candidate, including outside his own home, which sits adjacent to the main coastal highway.
Here's are a few photos of "Decoy Dan," who is a retired elementary school music teacher:
Daniel J. Sullivan, the independent candidate running for Senate in Alaska whose name is almost identical to the Republican senator running for reelection, left his hometown of Petersburg earlier this week, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 30, 2026
One resident and former student… pic.twitter.com/m0uDXEksib
🚨Just in: Daniel J. Sullivan (Decoy Dan) has skipped town in Alaska to parts unknown just days before the bombshell reports came out that Mary Peltola's campaign recruited him to run as a candidate to confuse Republicans voters
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) October 30, 2026
Via: CBS pic.twitter.com/xAMFKv39T1
You can run, but you can't hide from the law, Dan… Your thoughts?
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