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

Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman found liable last March for trying to discourage Black New Yorkers from voting in 2020 election

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.

disguy_ovahea ,

“Mail-in voting sounds great, but did you know that if you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debts? The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines,” the call said.

Depraved and despicable.

SeaJ ,

How the fuck does Jacob Wohl still have money considering how many times he has lost a lawsuit?

jonne ,

Presumably there’s a few billionaires willing to bankroll their dirty tricks. IMHO they’ll keep doing it unless they get a punishment that isn’t monetary.

gregorum ,

When the penalty is a fine, it’s only a crime if you’re poor.

Toneswirly ,

Wow they are like cockroaches, they always pop back up.

homesweethomeMrL ,

These fuckin’ guys again?

They’re like the Project Veritas guy only not as successful

reagansrottencorpse ,

It’s been a wild ride watching the media basically gloss over these constant threats of what’s left of our democracy.

Slaps on the wrists from the courts.

Fuck this timeline.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Not sure about Jacob Wohl, but this article says Jack Burkman is worth over $5 million.

thecinemaholic.com/what-is-jack-burkmans-net-wort…

What would bankrupt most of us is a small hurdle for them. Cost of doing scams.

ganksy ,
@ganksy@lemmy.world avatar

Up to 1.5M in penalties if they don’t pay the 105k. Total bullshit ruling and bullshit title

deegeese ,

Why is that fucker free to walk among society?

Voter suppression should be a one way ticket to prison.

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