Justice Department sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means

The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry.

The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry.