FCC slaps voter suppression robocall scammers with a record-breaking fine
The FCC fined two men over $5 million for attempt to suppress votes ahead of the 2020 election. Deposit Photos This week, the Federal Communications Commission issued a record-breaking fine against two operatives following their attempt to suppress Black voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election via a robocall scam. According to the FCC’s official statement on Wednesday, Jacob Wohl and John Burkman previously pled guilty to telecommunications fraud in October 2022, in which they orchestrated over 1,100 of “unlawful robocalls” between August and September 2020. As Ars Technica explained on Thursday, Wohl and Burkman’s prerecorded message featured a Black voice actress identifying herself as “Tamika Taylor” who incorrectly stated that any personal information included in mail-in votes “will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments...