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May 24, 2021
In a press release issued last Thursday, New York state’s chief law enforcement officer Letitia James announced that her office was granted permission to participate in a case brought by robocalling victims and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation against two well-known conspiracy theorists who orchestrated a voter intimidation scheme last year. The attorney general’s complaint asserts that the two principal defendants, lobbyists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, coordinated a large-scale robocall campaign to “spread disinformation, suppress voter turnout, and otherwise interfere in the 2020 election.”
Prior to joining the lawsuit, James’s office purportedly conducted an investigation which concluded that Wohl and Burkman violated state and federal civil and voting rights laws. The pair reportedly reached 85,000 households nationwide, 5,500 of which were in New York. According to the filing, the men did so through their sham org
New York attorney general can join lawsuit against right-wing political operatives over alleged robocall scheme, judge rules
New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference on September 20, 2020. (CNN)A federal judge ruled Wednesday that New York Attorney General Letitia James can intervene in a federal proceeding against two notorious right-wing political operatives over what she says were efforts to suppress Black voters ahead of the 2020 election.
The operatives, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, are accused of orchestrating robocalls aimed at deterring voters in Detroit and other major cities from casting their ballots.
While the pair were already arraigned on felony voter intimidation charges last year, Wednesday s ruling brings a new level of potential legal risk with James office allowed to join a lawsuit against Wohl and Burkman filed by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and a group of voters.