Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman charged with allegedly attempting to suppress votes using robocalls

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Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman charged in Michigan in connection with false robocalls

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Two right-wing operatives with a history of spreading hoaxes and misinformation have been charged in allegedly attempting to suppress the vote in Michigan using robocalls, state Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) announced Thursday.

Nessel’s office charged Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman with one count each of voter intimidation, conspiracy to commit an election law violation, using a computer to intimidate voters and using a computer to commit conspiracy.

The attorney general’s office said the two targeted voters in heavily Democratic urban areas such as Detroit with robocalls attempting to dissuade residents from voting in the November election.

Wohl is a Los Angeles resident while Burkman is a resident of Arlington, Va. Nessel’s office said it is not yet clear whether they will need to be formally extradited to Michigan.