Federal Court: NY Can Sue Jacob Wohl For $2.75 Million

Law & Crime reports:

Facing criminal prosecution in two states, hard-right hoaxers Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman had their civil liabilities dramatically expand on Wednesday, with a federal judge giving the green light to New York Attorney General Letitia James’s (D) effort to stick them and others with a $2.75 million fine for robocalls allegedly designed for voter suppression.

“There is no doubt that the NY AG has a strong interest in stopping Defendants’ allegedly discriminatory efforts to impair New York citizens’ voting rights,” U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero found in a 14-page order. Judge Marrero previously likened the calls to a campaign of “electoral terror” that functioned as modern-day equivalent of KKK-era intimidation.

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Federal Judge Lets New York Attorney General Try to Sue Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for $2.75 Millionhttps://t.co/6oMGZGYa4a

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