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Right-Wing Hucksters Accused of Smear Job in $11M Lawsuit

THESE TWO, AGAIN?

A Marine veteran and attorney claims his life fell apart after a pair of notorious pro-Trump trolls falsely tarred him in a 2021 video as a child sex predator.

Justin Rohrlich | Published Feb 05, 2024

Conservatives in Robocall Hoax Must Do 500 Hours of Work

IF YOU CAN’T DO THE TIME...

The hoaxsters were convicted of fraud for their scheme spreading misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Nov 30, 2022

Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman Plead Guilty Over Robocalls Scheme

REAP WHAT YOU SOW

The duo is now looking at the possibility of spending a year behind bars.

Zachary Petrizzo | Published Oct 24, 2022

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Huckster Jacob Wohl Faces $5M Federal Fine for Robocalls

RING RING

He and a crony allegedly targeted areas with high percentages of Black voters in apparent attempts to discourage them from voting by mail.

Blake Montgomery | Published Aug 24, 2021

Jacob Wohl Sued for $2.75 Million Over Robocalls

GET ‘EM

The scheme was allegedly intended to suppress the Black vote in 2020.

Justin Rohrlich | Published May 06, 2021

Jacob Wohl Ordered to Make New Robocalls to Correct Misinfo

RIGHTING THEIR WRONGS?

The pair have been ordered to make a second, and accurate, robocall to everyone who received their earlier version on Aug. 26.

Pilar Melendez | Published Oct 28, 2020

Conservative Hucksters Wohl and Burkman Indicted AGAIN

DUMB AND DUMBER

The pro-Trump duo are in trouble with the law, yet again.

Will Sommer | Published Oct 27, 2020

Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl Charged in Voter Suppression Scheme

DEVELOPING

The Michigan attorney general said the notorious operatives targeted “urban areas with significant minority populations.”

Will Sommer, Pilar Melendez | Published Oct 01, 2020

Sealed Docs Reveal FBI Probe of Jacob Wohl Over Jury Leaks

SPRUNG

The hapless operative and his sidekick are being probed for potential witness harassment, criminal contempt, and obstruction of justice, according to a sealed filing.

Will Sommer | Published Sep 26, 2020

Jacob Wohl Staged Fake FBI Raid on Business Partner

FOOL’S GOLD

A Virginia man who responded to a Craigslist ad seeking actors to play FBI agents quickly discovered he’d been roped into yet another Wohl/Burkman hoax.

Lachlan Markay, Adam Rawnsley, Will Sommer | Published Sep 14, 2020

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