The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday proposed a roughly $5.1 million fine against right wing operatives John Burkman and Jacob Wohl, as well as Burkman’s lobbying firm, for hundreds of robocalls ahead of the 2020 election in which they allegedly used false claims to discourage Americans from voting by mail. The pair, both vocal supporters of former president Donald Trump, allegedly violated federal law that prohibits making pre-recorded calls to a wireless phone without user consent. The FCC found that between late August and early September last year the pair sent robocalls to over 1,000 individuals claiming that if they vote by mail, their information “will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debts.” The call, which encouraged voters to “stay home safe” also falsely claimed that the data would […]
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