In what experts are calling a bold escalation in the international game of ‘Who Stole My Landslide?’, the Department of Justice has launched an exhaustive investigation into allegations that Venezuela rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election using clandestine piñatas filled with fraudulent ballots and miniature Hugo Chávez bobbleheads.

Federal investigators, fueled by half-empty cans of Monster Energy and reruns of ‘House of Cards,’ have reportedly been briefed by conspiracy theory entrepreneurs Jorge Valenzuela and Cindy ‘The Kraken Lady’ Liddell. According to four sources who claim to have “seen things you people wouldn’t believe,” the pair provided extensive dossiers, including crayon maps allegedly showing the direct flight path of ballots from Caracas to Scranton, PA.

“We have definitive proof the Venezuelan government snuck into America disguised as mariachi bands and swapped votes in precincts that didn’t even exist,” asserted Ms. Liddell at a press conference held entirely on Facebook Live.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, declined to comment, though witnesses report he was seen muttering, “Am I being Punk’d?” outside the courthouse. Meanwhile, DOJ junior investigator Brad Folger said, “We’re leaving no arepa unturned. The American people deserve to know if their democracy was overthrown by cha-cha-cha.”

With evidence mounting at a feverish pace, DOJ sources say they are currently seeking a warrant to interrogate Maduro’s pet parrot, believed to be the mastermind behind the so-called ‘South American Ballot Shuffle.’