Days before the midterms, federal prosecutors ordered Gerald Heikes, a longshot Senate hopeful in Alaska, to appear before a grand jury with any records he has related to political groups and other candidates in the race, according to documents reviewed by CNN.
The subpoena was sent as part of an accelerating criminal probe into whether operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate, sought to recruit spoilers into the race – including another candidate who shares a name with the sitting Republican senator.
