作者：汉娜·拉比诺维茨、埃文·佩雷斯
发布时间：北美东部时区2026年11月3日下午3:54
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阿拉斯加州联邦检察官迈克尔·海曼10月30日在阿拉斯加州安克雷奇举行的新闻发布会上发言。
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两名知情调查人士透露，美国司法部已向十余名涉案人员发送了目标函，这些人被认为曾协助阿拉斯加州一名与共和党现任参议员同名的参议院候选人招募人选——这一迹象表明司法部正准备提起联邦指控。
消息人士称，收件人包括伊莱亚斯法律集团的领导层，该律所同时代理民主党参议员竞选委员会以及民主党候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉的竞选团队。
该律所主席马克·伊莱亚斯在网上发布的声明中表示：“特朗普总统领导的司法部在选举日针对我和我的律所，这并不奇怪。
“我们不会被虚假调查吓倒，”伊莱亚斯说，“我们将继续夜以继日地工作，支持我们的客户，确保特朗普总统及其政党在投票箱中遭遇应有的惨败。”
这些目标函主要发送给与民主党有关联的个人，在临近选举日的节点采取这一举措十分罕见。
通常来说，这类函件是用于警告相关人员可能即将面临指控。
一名执法官员告诉CNN，这些函件还要求相关人员在调查期间保存好文件、记录和通信内容。
相关文章 https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/1089822-2248-r-20241209184128171.jpg 7月3日，阿拉斯加联邦参议院竞选候选人丹·沙利文（与寻求连任的现任参议员同名）在阿拉斯加州彼得斯堡市中心附近的欢迎牌前发言。贝基·博雷尔/美联社 美国司法部对丹·沙利文的刑事调查在阿拉斯加竞选活动曝光后加速推进 阅读时长5分钟
《纽约时报》曾报道称，佩尔托拉的竞选团队与该委员会（负责指导民主党参议院竞选战略）的高级助手合作，寻找另一位名叫丹·沙利文的候选人，以分散共和党现任参议员的选票。
现任参议员全名是丹·S·沙利文，与他竞逐的人名为丹尼尔·J·沙利文。
CNN此前报道，自该报道发布以来，美国司法部已大幅加快了这项刑事调查的进度。
美国联邦检察官迈克尔·海曼在上周五的新闻发布会上表示，该报道为调查人员提供了新的素材。
海曼及其他司法部官员称，他们在阿拉斯加及其他各州开展的与选举相关的工作旨在保护选票，而非像批评者所称的那样干预选举。
一名执法官员透露，司法部已发出100多张大陪审团传票和保全函，调查人员也已开始对证人进行询问。
接受询问的人员包括前联邦众议院候选人马修·索尔兹伯里。索尔兹伯里称，曾有一名竞选工作人员试图拉拢他作为“搅局候选人”挑战参议员沙利文。索尔兹伯里告诉CNN，他已主动联系联邦调查局，随后在当地的外勤办公室接受了询问。
他向特工人员提供了去年12月接触他的那名竞选工作人员的相关信息。索尔兹伯里表示，这次面谈“没有压力，没有引导性问题，也没有暗示他们在调查什么”。
索尔兹伯里最终并未参选，他告诉CNN：“我只是觉得，这件事从一开始就不是为了支持我，而是为了分散选票，我不想参与其中，因为这感觉不对。这既不道德，也像是一种欺骗。”
CNN此前报道，联邦调查局特工已开始走访丹尼尔·J·沙利文在他居住的偏远阿拉斯加岛屿上的竞选捐赠者住所，询问人们是否知道自己的捐款给到了哪一位丹·沙利文。
CNN记者柯特·迪文对本文亦有贡献。
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Justice Department sends criminal target letters in Alaska probe to people aligned with Democratic party
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez
PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2026, 3:54 PM ET
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US Attorney Michael Heyman for the District of Alaska speaks during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on October 30.
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The Justice Department sent target letters to more than a dozen people it believes helped recruit a Senate candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, in Alaska — an indication that the department is working towards bringing federal charges, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
The recipients include the leadership of the Elias Law Group, the law firm that represents both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign, the sources said.
In a statement posted online, its chairman Marc Elias said, “No one should be surprised that President Trump’s Department of Justice is targeting me and my law firm on Election Day.
“We will not be intimidated by a sham investigation,” Elias said. “We are going to keep working around the clock to support our clients and make sure President Trump and his party enjoy a well-deserved beating at the ballot box.”
The target letters, which were largely sent to individuals aligned with the Democratic Party, are a remarkable move so close to Election Day.
Typically, the letters are sent to warn individuals that they may imminently face charges
These letters also warn that the people must preserve documents, records, and communications while the investigation continues, a law enforcement official told CNN.
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A New York Times report alleged that Peltola’s campaign worked with senior aides at the committee — which directs the party’s campaign strategy in Senate races — to find another Dan Sullivan to stave off votes from the Republican incumbent.
The incumbent is Dan S. Sullivan. The man running against him is Daniel J. Sullivan.
The Justice Department has dramatically accelerated the criminal probe since the report, CNN previously reported.
The story provided investigators new material, US Attorney Michael Heyman said in a press conference Friday.
Heyman and other department officials say their election-related efforts in Alaska and other states are intended to safeguard votes, not sway the election as critics have alleged.
The department has also issued more than 100 grand jury subpoenas and preservation letters, one law enforcement official said, and investigators have begun conducting witness interviews.
Among those interviewed is Matthew Salisbury, a one-time candidate for the US House of Representatives. Salisbury said an operative attempted to recruit him to run as a spoiler candidate against Sen. Sullivan. Salisbury told CNN that he reached out to the bureau and was subsequently interviewed at the local field office.
He provided agents with information on the political operative who approached him in December. The interview had “no pressure, no leading questions or allusions to what they were investigating,” Salisbury said.
Salisbury did not enter the race, telling CNN that “I just felt as if this was never intended to support me. It was intended to split the ticket, and I didn’t want to be a part of that because it just didn’t feel right. It felt unethical and it felt like it would be deceptive.”
FBI agents have also begun visiting the homes of Daniel J. Sullivan’s campaign donors in the remote Alaska island he lives on, CNN previously reported. The agents are asking people if they knew which Dan Sullivan they donated to.
CNN’s Curt Devine contributed to this report.
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