Article 66BV2 Rightwing election robocall fraudsters must spend 500 hours registering voters

Rightwing election robocall fraudsters must spend 500 hours registering voters

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Maya Yang in New York
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Jacob Wohl, 24, and Jack Burkman, 56, targeted Black voters with phony telephone messages before 2020 election

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.

Associated Press contributed reporting

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