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Jacob Wohl enters the ‘find out’ phase of his election robocalling scheme.

The notorious political stunt operator and his partner Jack Burkman have pleaded guilty to an Ohio felony charge for trying to stop residents from voting with disinformation robocalls. He’ll pay $2,500 and may face up to a year in prison, and he’s still fighting a case in Michigan and a proposed multimillion-dollar FCC fine.

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