Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman indicted in Ohio for voter suppression

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NY Post

Priscilla DeGregory

October 27, 2020 | 2:53pm

Right-wing political activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have been indicted in Ohio for a voter suppression scheme, after charges were already brought against them in Michigan, officials announced Tuesday.

Wohl, 22, and Burkman, 54, pleaded not guilty in the Michigan case earlier this month for allegedly making 67,000 robocalls targeting majority black and urban areas discouraging people from voting by mail.

The men made similar calls in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. At least 8,100 of the calls were made to Cleveland and East Cleveland residents, said prosecutors in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

The calls warned that mail-in votes could make voters’ personal information available on a special database used by law enforcement to pursue old warrants, credit card companies to go after debts and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track mandatory vaccinations.

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