"Operation Ghostbusters" is nabbing scammers stealing tens of millions of taxpayer cash — and sending it back to Kenya.

Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald explained the details of "Operation Ghostbusters" in a media briefing Thursday to reporters.

'If you steal American identities, if you steal taxpayer dollars, if you exploit programs meant to help students build their future, we are resolved to find you and prosecute you.'

The operation targeted scammers in the Kenyan community who allegedly stole Americans' identities in order to create "ghost" students and then fraudulently file for financial aid from the federal government.

To express the scale of the fraud involved, McDonald said that one-third of the applications to community colleges were tagged as possible fraud in the state of California.

"These are not isolated errors. This is organized fraud at scale," said McDonald.

Heith Janke, assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Division, said they have identified $32 million in losses but the total could top many tens of millions of dollars.

"This stops now," said Janke. "The FBI, working hand-in-hand with our partners at the Department of Education and Department of Justice, will follow all evidence, track every dollar, and pursue each criminal who seeks to exploit our nation’s systems."

There are over 40 open cases related to the investigation that includes 26 FBI field offices and more than 20 U.S. attorney’s offices.

The operation has led to indictments against five people in New Jersey, Nebraska, and other states. The feds also seized more than $750,000 worth of cryptocurrency with ties to networks in Kenya.

The scammers are using artificial intelligence in order to apply for the financial aid as well as complete school coursework to keep the aid flowing. Some scammers are even creating the "appearance" of fake students in online classrooms so that schools believe a real person is present.

The investigation linked more than 830,000 student financial aid accounts that were potentially a part of the fraud scam.

McDonald said the charges were "just the beginning" and others are expected.

"If you steal American identities, if you steal taxpayer dollars, if you exploit programs meant to help students build their future, we are resolved to find you and prosecute you," he added.

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Female wearing Muslim burqa stands at mic during Florida public meeting, reports say. What she does next gets her kicked out.

A female wearing a Muslim burqa stood in front of a microphone during the public comment period at a county commissioners' meeting Tuesday in Florida during which some residents spoke against the potential expansion of a local mosque amid concerns over language on zoning and agenda materials, WTVT-TV reported.

The station said the female was "covered head-to-toe in black, with only her left eye visible." She did not speak.

'We ask you to come here and make comments, and that was not a comment. That’s why she was asked to step out.'

Instead, the female played a recording of the Islamic call to prayer, the station said. It appeared on video of the incident that she was holding an audio device under her burqa.

The Islamic call to prayer played for nearly a minute before Dave Eggers — chair of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners — said over his microphone that county rules require public speakers to deliver verbal comments rather than play recordings, WTVT reported.

"Ma’am, you’re going to have to stop. Stop the music, stop the tape," Eggers said. "Ma'am, stop the tape."

After the female refused to comply, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputy approached the podium and escorted her out of the meeting room and the building, the station said.

WTVT said it's wasn't immediately clear if the gesture was a protest or a prank.

The station said the woman's removal sparked friction in the room, as several onlookers shouted and argued with Eggers over the decision.

"Please. Just please exercise some decorum and kindness of your own," Eggers told the crowd. "We’re all people living together here."

He further clarified the board’s rules to those assembled: "We don’t allow taped things. You can record the meeting, but we don’t allow taped activity like that. We ask you to come here and make comments, and that was not a comment. That’s why she was asked to step out."

Below is a clip showing most of the incident. You can view the full video here beginning at the 1:02:00 mark.

WTVT said multiple residents during the public comment period blasted an Oct. 13 vote in which the board voted 4-3 to approve a land-use amendment for the expansion of the Masjid Al Rahman mosque, which was referred to in presentations and documents as a "community assembly facility."

Hegseth fires top military planner for allegedly leaking classified war info, sources say

War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth has added to the pile of terminations at the Pentagon with the firing of the military's top planner, according to sources to CBS News.

A Pentagon official told CBS News that Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia had failed three polygraph tests about providing information to the press. Sylvia spent 11 months as the director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Pentagon Joint Staff.

'Our commitment was not an empty promise. We vowed to find you, and we meant it.'

The official, who spoke to CBS on the condition of anonymity, claimed Sylvia leaked classified information related to the Iran conflict as well as the Russia-Ukraine War.

Sylvia's firing was first reported by the Atlantic.

CBS said two other Pentagon sources confirmed that Sylvia's firing was related to the polygraph tests, but both said the accusations against Sylvia were untrue.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell referred to the action in a post on social media without naming Sylvia.

"The Department of War has zero tolerance for the intentional, unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Anyone who compromises sensitive national security information puts the lives of our Warriors at risk and undermines every military operation that keeps our country safe," Parnell wrote.

He said the agency took "necessary personnel action" to protect sensitive information after an "extensive" investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

"To protect the integrity of the investigation, no further comment will be made regarding the individual or the circumstances of this action. This matter, along with others, have been referred to the Justice Department for potential further legal action," he added.

A spokesperson for the Joint Staff had initially released a statement praising Sylvia for his 32 years of service in the military, but the spokesperson later retracted that statement.

"Upon further review, we determined that the statement did not appropriately reflect the full circumstances," the spokesperson said. "Out of respect for the servicemember and the ongoing personnel process, we will not comment further."

President Donald Trump responded to the development by telling reporters Sylvia has "big" problems.

"We’re very much looking for leakers," he added.

"Classified information is not personal property," Parnell continued. "Leaking it for personal, political, or professional gain is a betrayal of the trust placed in those responsible for keeping it. Our commitment was not an empty promise. We vowed to find you, and we meant it."

Sylvia did not respond to the AP's requests for comment. Blaze News' attempts to contact Sylvia were unsuccessful.

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Fact-check: Does a Montana man face a felony for telling an Indian to 'go back to his country'?

Earlier this week, a story out of Helena, Montana, gained national attention for its sensational headline: "Helena man charged with felony for shouting at man to ‘go back to his country.’"

Many assumed that the headlines were exaggerating the case, or that there was at least more to the story.

The felony charge comes with a maximum punishment of five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.

Blaze News obtained the court documents for the case, and the truth is almost as surprising as the headlines.

According to news reports, a man identified as Jaxton Collins was charged with a felony for allegedly shouting at an Indian man to "go back to his country."

According to the documents, that detail is apparently not an exaggeration.

Helena police officers responded to a report of assault on the evening of August 7 at the walking mall in Lewis and Clark County, the affidavit said.

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The complainant claimed that he and his friends, at least one of whom was Indian and wearing a head covering, were walking around the mall when a male "in an orange shirt wearing a large cross necklace" approached them.

The suspect approached the Indian man, "shoved him with both hands," and "told him to go back to his country," the affidavit said.

Police soon after identified and questioned the suspect, who told them that he had been drinking at Gold Bar. He admitted to shouting the phrase "because he was angry" but denied shoving the Indian man at any time, the affidavit said.

The defendant, Jaxton Collins, faces two charges: a felony malicious intimidation charge and a misdemeanor assault charge.

Under Montana law, a person is guilty of malicious intimidation or harassment relating to civil or human rights when the person, "because of another person's race, creed, religion, color, national origin, or involvement in civil rights or human rights activities, the person purposely or knowingly, with the intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend," either causes bodily harm, the apprehension of bodily harm, or the damage of property.

The felony charge comes with a maximum punishment of five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.

Blaze News contacted the Lewis and Clark County attorney's office for comment relating to the charges but did not immediately receive a response.

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Trump taking no chances in South Carolina as polls show Lindsey Graham's sister in tight race to hold seat

President Donald Trump is in South Carolina with just a few days before the midterm election as polls show Republicans in a tough battle in the typically red state.

Trump is holding a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Thursday, his second trip to the state in less than two weeks. He hopes to spark added enthusiasm for Republicans, especially Michael Whatley, running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, and Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed after her brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), passed away unexpectedly in July.

'Republicans are taking nothing for granted.'

The city of Rock Hill is strategically located for Trump's purposes. For one thing, Rock Hill is just a half-hour south of Charlotte, North Carolina, so the president's appearance there is sure to draw crowds from all over the region.

Notably, it is also in the district represented by Rep. Ralph Norman, who unsuccessfully challenged Darline Graham in the Republican Senate primary runoff in August.

Some Norman supporters remain skeptical of Graham and have even launched a write-in campaign that could spoil Graham's chances of winning the election against Democrat Annie Andrews.

According to Blaze News' Poll Watch, Graham maintains a razor-thin lead of just 1.7 points, and a New York Times/Sienna poll has the race tied. Even if the Norman write-in campaign siphons just a few thousand Republican votes away from Graham, it could be enough to tilt the election to Andrews.

"The president is coming to Ralph Norman territory to rally people around Darline Graham and to say that if you vote for Ralph Norman, you are actually voting for Annie Andrews," said Brent Nelsen, a professor of politics and international affairs at Furman University, according to WCSC.

Before Sen. Lindsey Graham died, his re-election was considered all but assured. While some Republican insiders have reportedly expressed alarm about his sister's chances, Trump and others remain optimistic.

"She’s doing well," Trump said of Darline Graham Wednesday, according to Scripps News. "She’s up."

An unnamed Republican National Committee official likewise characterized Darline Graham as a "commonsense conservative" running in a state "President Trump has carried three times."

Still, the official added, "Republicans are taking nothing for granted. We are getting out the vote every single day in every single state to make sure that the president is able to maintain the Republican majorities in the House and the Senate."

Michael Whatley's prospects in neighboring North Carolina are more sobering. Blaze News' Poll Watch shows Democrat former Gov. Roy Cooper with a comfortable lead of over 10 points.

In addition to the rally, Trump has used social media to promote Whatley and to slam Cooper's shaky record as governor, especially regarding crime and public safety.

"There has never been a Governor with such a bad record on Crime, and there never will be!" Trump posted about Cooper earlier this month.

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Ilhan 'Omar' could be COOKED: Even the New York Times is pushing brother-marriage evidence

The Minnesota Democrat who goes by the name "Ilhan Omar" looks to be in serious trouble.

After all, it's not just the president and Republicans who suspect her of marrying her brother in order to commit immigration fraud. Liberal America's paper of record, the New York Times, published a damning report on Thursday reinforcing suspicions about the marriage.

'The Dumocrat Party has just conceded her seat.'

In 2009, the Democratic congresswoman married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, an effeminate British-Somali national. Yet numerous Somalis have reportedly identified Elmi as the Democrat's alleged brother.

According to the Times report, the Obama FBI and Justice Department investigated that marriage to Elmi all the way back in 2016, just before she secured a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

The Times, citing six former and current officials familiar with the case, reported that the Obama-era federal investigators "found evidence suggesting that Mr. Elmi and Ms. Omar were siblings." Since prosecutors didn't bother pressing the issue, investigators were left with their hands effectively tied.

Two former officials indicated that on the basis of his marriage to the Muslim congresswoman, Elmi — now an academic focused on LGBT matters — had secured a provisional two-year green card.

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When Elmi sought permanent residency, immigration officials reportedly pressed him for evidence to show that the marriage was legitimate. Officials told the Times that rather than provide the requested evidence, Elmi fled the country.

At the time, the congresswoman denied that she married her brother, calling the allegations "absolutely false and ridiculous." She was less emphatic when Chris Hayes of MS NOW asked her last week about whether she is related to Elmi, replying with a smile, "Not to my knowledge."

Blaze News has reached out to the congresswoman's office, Elmi, the FBI, and the Justice Department for comment.

The Times' report and admission that "several aspects of the marriage to Mr. Elmi have long been murky" comes a week after news broke that "Omar" may not even be her real name.

A court filing dated October 21 from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro indicated that "Ilhan Abdullahi Omar" is an alias and that the congresswoman's real name is actually "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi."

Screenshot of court filing

President Donald Trump then took to Truth Social and claimed that "her last name is, incredibly, also the exact name of her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, the person they said she married."

"Because she used a fake name to be sworn in, I assume she must IMMEDIATELY resign from Congress," Trump continued.

"The Dumocrat Party has just conceded her seat."

The name itself is not necessarily damning. After all, Elmi may have been the congresswoman's married name at one point.

However, the New York Post has obtained a marriage certificate for Leila Nur Said — a Somali woman believed to be the congresswoman's sister — that lists "Nur Said Elmi" as her father.

The congresswoman's office previously said in a statement to Blaze News that "the congresswoman’s name has always been Ilhan Omar. Any claim suggesting otherwise is categorically false and has no basis in fact."

Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the congresswoman's D.C.-area residence on Oct. 12 as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Pirro has also stated that the congresswoman is the subject of a separate investigation into her finances.

The Somali-born radical is seeking re-election to Congress in next week's midterm election.

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'Dark times': Tommy Robinson faces 10 years for giving reporters a taste of their own medicine

British establishmentarians have notched another win in their long-standing effort to take Tommy Robinson off the board.

Government officials and woke clergymen have condemned him ; Islamic terrorists have allegedly threatened him; multiple social media platforms have banned him; he has been subjected to at least one unlawful, politically motivated arrest; he has been imprisoned for filming outside a court; and he was even told to stay clear of an entire city.

'The entire establishment is against him.'

While Robinson has endured these and other challenges, he may ultimately go down for doxxing a pair of journalists who doxxed his family.

Tit for tat

In August 2024, the Daily Mail published reports about Robinson's family trip to a resort on the outskirts of Ayia Napa, Cyprus.

Robinson was on the publication's radar because of his commentary about the July 29, 2024, butchery of three little girls and attempted murder of 10 others at a dance studio by the teenage son of Rwandan migrants.

In addition to sharing pictures of where Robinson was with his daughter and other family members, the Mail provided sufficient information to identify the location — including the general location of the resort, how many stars the resort had, as well as the name of a restaurant on the premises.

Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu/Getty Images

Following the Mail's Aug. 4 report, Robinson tweeted, "My kids are crying, we come here so I could spend some quality time with them. Now they are scared people are coming here to get them. The daily Mail have purposely doxxed the exact location of my family. How can they be allowed to do this."

Robinson — who allegedly received threats after the Mail's reporting — retaliated by sharing images and information about freelance reporter Andrew Young and Daily Mail editor Jacob Dirnhuber.

In an Aug. 6, 2024, post featuring an apparent image of Dirnhuber, Robinson wrote, "This is Jacob, he likes to locate & endanger families. Jacob & the rest of the daily mail journalists who were involved in endangering my children have today been located. I look forward to hearing on camera your justification for doxxing my children’s location."

While content to share images of Young and Dirnhuber, Robinson underscored at the time that he would not "show their families pictures or put out their address."

Police confirmed that while cropped photos shared online by Robinson showed members of one journalist's family, their faces were not visible.

Prosecuted

Robinson, 43, was convicted on Wednesday of two counts of harassment causing violence.

The anti-extremism activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon "weaponised social media and subjected two journalists to a campaign of harassment, which caused them serious fear of violence," said Frank Ferguson, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division.

Ferguson said that evidence presented at trial "showed that he targeted the victims directly and indirectly through social media and by telephone. He also published images relating not only to them, but also their families."

"There are legitimate and established routes that can be pursued by people who have concerns or complaints about their treatment by the media," a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Wednesday. "In this case, Lennon chose not to follow any of these and, instead, issued various threatening online posts in the knowledge that they would almost certainly lead to his followers to target and intimidate those journalists."

Robinson faces up to a decade in prison and will be sentenced on Dec. 16.

Robinson noted on X that he will "walk out of prison with my pride, dignity & morals," adding that he is still glad that he "never revealed any of the innocent people's images or addresses."

He also called the "whole f**king thing insane" and the Daily Mail "f**king wankers."

A spokesman for the Daily Mail welcomed the conviction and stated, "Yaxley-Lennon's behaviour was reprehensible and had grave consequences for our reporters and their families."

"Through his actions, Yaxley-Lennon sought to undermine our right to hold him to account," continued the spokesman. "We stand by our journalists and their freedom to report legitimately in the public interest."

Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, said of the conviction, "It is my view that the system has, again, treated him unfairly. We live in dark times."

Lowe further expressed his conviction that "the entire establishment is against him."

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Israel voted and nobody won: Netanyahu keeps power — for now

Neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot, won a majority in Israel's election Tuesday.

As of Thursday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, alongside its religious and nationalist allies, are projected to secure 53 seats. Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar, alongside its anti-Netanyahu allies, won 48 seats.

'If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so.'

With 61 seats needed to govern, neither leader can govern without convincing smaller parties to defect. Both blocs have sworn off cooperation with the Arab-led Ra'am and Joint List, which nabbed 19 seats total.

Arab turnout hit roughly 80%, about 25% higher than 2022, according to Israeli business publication Globes.

Netanyahu released a statement Wednesday accusing the Arab parties of voter fraud.

"The elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the elimination of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, forgeries, and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters," Netanyahu said.

Overall turnout reached a 27-year high of 77.7% as of Thursday, according to the Central Elections Committee.

"There hasn't been such a nationwide voter turnout since 1973," committee Director-General Dean Livne said, according to the Times of Israel.

Though active-duty soldiers' and diplomats' ballots are still being counted, it is unlikely that the few remaining ballots will move the needle.

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Anyone hoping to replace Netanyahu "will, in fact, need to turn to us," Arab Joint List Chairman Yousef Jabareen told Israeli radio Oct. 13. His conditions include a Palestinian state on the pre-1967 lines, JNS reported.

“An Eisenkot government is a government that is controlled in fact by Abbas and the Muslim Brotherhood," one Likud ad warned, according to JNS.

Netanyahu posted advertisements on election day warning that Arab and Muslim turnout could drown the right-wing vote.

Though Israel is the subject of frequent global interest, especially with regard to the Gaza war and associated campaigns, these are not political fault lines in the country itself. Most major parties oppose a Palestinian state and believe the anti-terrorism campaign should continue.

Other controversial subjects dominated campaign season in the Jewish state. Whether the military draft exemption should be continued for the Haredi, also known as Ultra-Orthodox, is a major question on the ballot this election.

More than anything, the election is seen by many Israelis as a referendum on Netanyahu himself, who has served as prime minister on and off for nearly two decades.

President Donald Trump gave Netanyahu his full endorsement leading up to Election Day.

Trump called Netanyahu a "Great Warrior Prime Minister" on Truth Social Oct. 18 and tied future American action against Iran to his re-election.

"If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so," Trump wrote.

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Trump promoted Netanyahu again just a week later and two days prior to polls opening.

"Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister, we have to finish the job that we started!" Trump posted Sunday. Netanyahu personally requested the second endorsement, Axios reported.

Netanyahu pushed for a joint strike on Iran before the vote, but Trump "did not give a green light," CNN reported, citing U.S. and Israeli sources. The prime minister's office called the report "fake news."

Ultimately, Israeli President Isaac Herzog is responsible for selecting a prime minister.

Once results are certified Tuesday, Herzog will choose the candidate he believes has the best chance of forming a government. The Herzog-tapped politico then has 28 days, plus a possible 14-day extension, to form a ruling coalition. If no coalition is formed, Israelis will return to the polls with Netanyahu presiding over a caretaker government.

"I don't think the president of the United States or anybody else can intervene in my discretion," Herzog told MS NOW when asked about Trump’s endorsement..

Netanyahu remains on trial on corruption charges. Herzog "would not currently grant" his pardon request and offered to mediate plea talks instead, the Times of Israel reported in May.

Netanyahu, after 16 years in office, has a contingent of die-hard supporters.

"There's no one who can replace Bibi," said Zohar Hindi, a voter near Maale Levona, according to the Times of Israel.

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Democrat Peltola feeling the heat as Alaska launches CRIMINAL probe into alleged 'Decoy Dan' ballot scheme

Democrat Mary Peltola was trying to stay ahead of her Republican opponent in the U.S. Senate race in Alaska. Now she'll have to stay ahead of a corruption probe.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) has ordered a criminal investigation into a scheme allegedly committed by Peltola's campaign against Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. President Donald Trump, too, has weighed in, calling for Peltola to be removed from the ballot.

'Ballot-stacking should have no place in our electoral process.'

The Peltola campaign has been credibly accused of engaging in a ballot-stacking campaign — allegedly seeking out individuals with the same name as the Republican senator and recruiting at least one, Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg, to run for the Alaskan Senate seat.

The New York Times blew up the campaign's long-standing denial of wrongdoing with a bombshell report on Wednesday that advanced damning allegations from Peltola's former campaign manager Elisa Rios.

Rios, who retroactively attempted to retract all of the statements she made to the Times, alleged that: Peltola's campaign spearheaded the ballot-stacking scheme; top campaign aides, lowly staffers, campaign lawyers, and aides from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee were involved in the scheme; and Peltola was "definitely aware" of the scheme though not directly involved.

The DSCC has denied involvement with the other Dan Sullivan's campaign, and a spokesperson for the Peltola campaign told Blaze News that "the Alaskans for Mary campaign has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign."

When asked on Wednesday about the damning report from the Times, Peltola suggested it was a "distraction, another diversion" from Sen. Sullivan's votes on the Iran conflict as well as an opportunity "to sell newspapers."

President Donald Trump and Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R). Kent NISHIMURA/AFP/Getty Images

Sen. Sullivan isn't buying it.

Nate Adams, a spokesman for Sen. Sullivan, told Blaze News on Wednesday, "Mary Peltola and her campaign have spent months gaslighting Alaskans, denying a scheme they were running all along. We always knew this was a concerted effort to deceive voters, and Mary Peltola was hoping it would stay hidden until after the election."

Nick Puglia, National Republican Senatorial Committee regional press secretary, said in a statement to Blaze News, "As we have said from the start, Decoy Dan was recruited by Mary Peltola and her Lower 48 cronies to deceive Alaskans. Peltola must be held accountable for her scheme and will be rejected again."

The new revelations about the alleged scheme evidently captured the attention of the Alaskan governor.

Gov. Dunleavy stated, "Today’s New York Times reporting reveals disturbing new evidence of an organized effort to manipulate Alaska’s elections by recruiting candidates — including one with the same name as an incumbent U.S. Senator — to deliberately confuse voters and misdirect their votes."

"The Alaska Division of Elections investigated these very concerns in June of this year. The new reporting substantially supports the Division’s findings," said Dunleavy.

The Alaska Division of Elections ruled in June that Dan J. Sullivan was ineligible as a candidate and would be removed from the ballot.

Carol Beecher, the elections division director, said in a June 15 letter that J. Sullivan had not filed "an actual good-faith candidacy for the office of United States Senator," but instead intended "to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot’s fairness or neutrality."

Beecher found J. Sullivan's candidacy particularly questionable because he allegedly:

had never before registered to vote or sought ballot access under the name "Dan Sullivan";
had never been affiliated with the Republican Party yet filed to run as a Republican;
had a campaign website using a similar format, color scheme, and overall theme to Sen. Sullivan's campaign website; and
worked with a political consultant who is "a known longtime supporter of Democratic candidates including the primary Democratic challenger to Senator Sullivan."

Although J. Sullivan was removed from the ballot on June 15, a state Superior Court and finally the Alaska Supreme Court reinstated him.

Gov. Dunleavy said in his statement that he is "directing the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether this scheme violated Alaska’s laws and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted."

"Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections," he continued.

"Anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable."

Blaze News has reached out to the Peltola, S. Sullivan, and J. Sullivan campaigns for comment. The DSCC did not immediately respond.

President Donald Trump sounded off on the alleged Democratic scheme and called for Peltola to be removed from the ballot.

"It was just determined that the Dumocrats in Alaska, despite their sworn statements to the contrary, put a man named Dan Sullivan on the Ballot in order to confuse the Public with respect to Highly Esteemed Senator Dan Sullivan," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday evening. "This is Voter Fraud at the Highest Level."

The president said that "the Dumocrat Candidate, who was involved in the scheme, Mary Peltola, should be removed from the Ballot and prosecuted — So should the FAKE Dan Sullivan. Nothing else will do! This behavior in our Elections cannot be allowed to continue."

Peltola is apparently now too radioactive even for anti-Trump Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R).

Murkowski, who endorsed a Democratic candidate in the Alaska gubernatorial race this week and has previously endorsed Peltola, said in a statement on Wednesday, "While some may try to write this off as just how politics works now, ballot-stacking should have no place in our electoral process."

"Recruiting candidates to manipulate the field and influence voting outcomes is simply wrong," said Murkowski. "Alaskans deserve the honest truth from Mary and her campaign — what has been revealed is a pattern of lies and coverups and a culture of deception that belongs nowhere in our elections or among our elected officials."

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'This stops now': Feds bust massive 'ghost students' scam in Kenyan community

Female wearing Muslim burqa stands at mic during Florida public meeting, reports say. What she does next gets her kicked out.

Hegseth fires top military planner for allegedly leaking classified war info, sources say

Fact-check: Does a Montana man face a felony for telling an Indian to 'go back to his country'?

Trump taking no chances in South Carolina as polls show Lindsey Graham's sister in tight race to hold seat

Ilhan 'Omar' could be COOKED: Even the New York Times is pushing brother-marriage evidence

'Dark times': Tommy Robinson faces 10 years for giving reporters a taste of their own medicine

Tit for tat

Prosecuted

Israel voted and nobody won: Netanyahu keeps power — for now

Democrat Peltola feeling the heat as Alaska launches CRIMINAL probe into alleged 'Decoy Dan' ballot scheme

JD Vance to Steve Deace: AI must serve people — not the other way around

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Harvard dishonesty expert stripped of tenure and fired over alleged data falsification, rampant plagiarism

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Tit for tat

Prosecuted

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