Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, a pair of right-wing provocateurs, have pleaded guilty to telecommunications fraud stemming from robocalls made shortly before the 2020 election.
pleaded guilty Monday to telecommunications fraud stemming from robocalls made shortly before the 2020 election.
Both men were indicted in October 2020 on eight counts of telecommunications fraud and seven counts of bribery in connection with trying to influence voters through robocalls on Aug. 26, 2020, that included disinformation about mail-in voting ahead of the November election. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney James Gutierrez said Burkman and Wohl were"held accountable" for infringing on voters' rights.
Prosecutors said more than 8,100 of the robocalls went to phone numbers of residents in Cleveland and East Cleveland.
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