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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

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

Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl
Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl in Arlington, Virginia, on 1 November 2018. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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.

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