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A self-styled far-right propagandist from Florida<\/a> was convicted Friday of charges alleging that he conspired to deprive individuals of their right to vote in the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n

Douglass Mackey, 33, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was convicted in Brooklyn federal court before Judge Ann M. Donnelly after a one-week trial. On the internet, he was known as “Ricky Vaughn.”<\/p>\n

In 2016, Mackey had about 58,000 Twitter followers and was ranked by the MIT Media Lab as the 107th-most important influencer of the then-upcoming presidential election, prosecutors said. He had described himself as an “American nationalist” who regularly retweeted Trump and promoted conspiracy theories about voter fraud by Democrats.<\/p>\n

NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN WORKER CHARGED IN BALLOT FORGERY SCHEME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mackey, who was arrested in January 2021, could face up to 10 years in prison. His sentencing is set for Aug. 16.<\/p>\n

His lawyer, Andrew Frisch, said in an email that the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals<\/a> in Manhattan will have multiple reasons to choose from to vacate the conviction.<\/p>\n

“We are optimistic about our chances on appeal,” Frisch said.<\/p>\n

U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a release that the jury rejected Mackey\u2019s cynical attempt to use the First Amendment free speech protections to shield himself from criminal liability for a voter suppression scheme.<\/p>\n

“Today\u2019s verdict proves that the defendant\u2019s fraudulent actions crossed a line into criminality,” he said.<\/p>\n

The government alleged that from September 2016 to November 2016, Mackey conspired with several other internet influencers to spread fraudulent messages to Clinton supporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors told jurors during the trial that Mackey urged supporters of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to “vote” via text message or social media, knowing that those endorsements were not legally valid votes.<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA POLITICAL CONSULTANT PLEADS GUILTY TO FORGING SIGNATURES FOR DEMOCRATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At about the same time, prosecutors said, he was sending tweets suggesting that it was important to limit “black turnout” at voting booths. One tweet he sent showed a photo of a Black woman with a Clinton campaign sign, encouraging people to “avoid the line” and “vote from home,” court papers said.<\/p>\n

Using social media pitches, one image encouraging phony votes utilized a font similar to one used by the Clinton campaign in authentic ads, prosecutors said. Others tried to mimic Clinton’s ads in other ways, they added.<\/p>\n

By Election Day in 2016, at least 4,900 unique telephone numbers texted “Hillary” or something similar to a text number that was spread by multiple deceptive campaign images tweeted by Mackey and co-conspirators, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Twitter has said it worked closely with appropriate authorities on the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-man-right-wing-online-personality-convicted-voter-suppression-scheme <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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