They each face 24 years in prison.
Notorious GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, who have a “known reputation for spreading misinformation,” allegedly “created and funded a false robocall discouraging mail-in voting that targeted Detroit and other urban areas.” Their robocall falsely told minority voters, especially African-Americans, that “their personal information will be part of a public database that will then be used by police if they vote by mail.”
“The CDC is even pushing to give preference for mail in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines. Don’t be (inaudible) into giving your private information to the man. Stay safe, and beware of vote by mail.”
This large-scale robocall campaign was specifically “aimed at suppressing the minority vote ahead of the 2020 election.” Wohl and Burkman have each been charged with four felonies: intimidating voters, conspiracy to commit an election law violation, using a computer to commit an election law crime, and using a computer to commit a conspiracy crime.
