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Two far-right conspiracy theorists to pay up to $1.25m for robocall campaign

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by philnotfil, Apr 11, 2024.

  1. philnotfil

    philnotfil GC Hall of Fame

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    Good, they should be held accountable for attempting to meddle in the election. If the names seem familiar, they were also the guys who tried to frame Mueller, Buttigeig, and Fauci for various sexual assaults.

    Two far-right conspiracy theorists to pay up to $1.25m for robocall campaign

    Two far-right conspiracy theorists will pay up to $1.25m in fines for launching a robocall campaign to discourage Black New York voters from participating in the 2020 election, the New York attorney general announced on Tuesday.

    Jacob Wohl, of Irvine, California, and Jack Burkman, of Arlington, Virginia, were found liable in March 2023 for targeting about 5,500 Black voters as part of the robocall scheme.

    Under the latest settlement agreement, Wohl and Burkman will pay more than $1m to the New York attorney general’s office, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and individuals harmed in the robocall campaign.

    The three parties filed a lawsuit against Wohl and Burkman in 2021 after an investigation by the attorney general’s office found that the pair had broken several state and federal laws.
     
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  2. Trickster

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    In addition to fines, I wish there were laws on the book to make that kind of conduct criminal, at least a misdemeanor. It can certainly cause "harm".
     
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  3. philnotfil

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    If Wohl had gone to jail the first time, it would have saved everyone else ten years of cleaning up his messes.
     
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  4. sierragator

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    " patriots" lol