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Criminal case proceeds against right-wingers who tried to 'hijack this boring election'

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Michigan Court of Appeals upheld criminal charges against Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl .

Prosecutors say the pair made 85,000 robocalls in the state during the 2020 election particularly targeting Black voters in Detroit .

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel applauded the court’s decision saying her office looks forward to the case being brought to trial.

The Michigan Supreme Court concluded in June that the defendants attempted to deter Black metro Detroiters from participating in the 2020 elections using the “immoral or depraved” method of spreading election misinformation.