Michigan’s attorney general filed felony charges Thursday against two far-right activists who allegedly coordinated a series of racist robocalls that discouraged voters in Detroit and other cities from participating in the November election.
Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl are each being charged with four felony counts, including intimidating voters and conspiracy to commit an election law violation.
The robocalls came from a nonexistent group called the “1599 project” and falsely warned recipients that voting by mail would result in being “finessed into giving your private information to the man.”
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