US Justice Dept subpoenas Alaska campaigns in probe of second Dan Sullivan, source says

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The US Justice Department has escalated ​its investigation ‌into the candidacy of an Alaska Senate candidate with the same ‌name ​as the ⁠Republican incumbent, ⁠Dan Sullivan, issuing more than 40 subpoenas and requests to ​preserve documents with more expected, a ⁠source ⁠familiar with the ​matter told Reuters on ​Thursday.

Recipients of the subpoenas ‌included the campaigns of Republican challenger, Dan J. Sullivan, ⁠and Democratic nominee Mary Peltola, the source said. The ⁠New ‌York Times reported ⁠on Wednesday ​that ‌Peltola’s campaign was ​involved in ⁠recruiting Dan J. Sullivan into the race.

(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward, editing by Bhargav ​Acharya)