"NY Prosecutor: Republican Operatives to Pay $1.25 Million for Threatening Black Voters with Robocalls"

Republican operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have agreed to pay $1.25 million in a settlement after being found liable for launching a robocall campaign targeting Black voters in an attempt to discourage voting by mail during the 2020 U.S. election. The calls made false and threatening claims about mail-in voting, leading to a lawsuit by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. The operatives had previously pleaded guilty to telecommunications fraud in Ohio and were fined by the FCC for unlawful robocalls.