Politics

MAGA Twitter Troll Convicted for 2016 Election Interference

JUSTICE

A federal jury convicted Douglass Mackey after he used social media to spread false ads pushing people to vote for Hillary Clinton via text.

The United States Courthouse, Eastern District of New York.
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A federal jury has convicted Douglass “Ricky Vaughn” Mackey of election interference during the 2016 presidential race. The jury deemed Mackey guilty of conspiracy against rights after prosecutors said he used social media to spread false information that residents could vote via text for Hillary Clinton in an effort to...

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