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Rightwing election robocall fraudsters must spend 500 hours registering voters

Jacob Wohl, and Jack Burkman (in masks) are seen in this image from video during a court appearance in Detroit in 2020.
Jacob Wohl, and Jack Burkman (in masks) are seen in this image from video during a court appearance in Detroit in 2020. Photograph: AP

Two men convicted of fraud for targeting Black voters with phony robocalls before the 2020 election must spend 500 hours registering voters in low-income neighborhoods of Washington DC, an Ohio judge ruled.

The calls told people they could be arrested or forced to receive vaccinations based on information they submitted in votes by mail.

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