NY court convicts Florida man for conspiring to deprive Clinton supporters of their right to vote

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

New York court convicts Florida man and far-right influencer known as Ricky Vaughn for conspiring to deprive Clinton supporters of their right to vote in the 2016 election

A jury convicted a far-right influencer known as "Ricky Vaughn" in a federal court in New York on Friday for a plot to deprive Hillary Clinton supporters of their ability to vote in the 2016 presidential election.

Vaugh — whose real name is Douglass Mackey — was convicted on one count of "conspiracy against rights," according to court documents. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

Prosecutors accused Mackey of conspiring with other people to post "disinformation relevant to the impending 2016 presidential election" on social media, often in the form of "memes," according to a criminal complaint seen by Insider.

As the 2016 presidential election approached, Mackey and his co-conspirators created posts on various social media sites that encouraged people to vote for their preferred candidate by posting a specific hashtag on Twitter or Facebook or by texting the candidate's first name to a specific phone number, the document states.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-court-convicts-florida-man-and-far-right-influencer-known-as-ricky-vaughn-for-conspiring-to-deprive-clinton-supporters-of-their-right-to-vote-in-the-2016-election/ar-AA19lSP2

[AllyCat]

1. Here I thought they were talking about orangealoompa.

So many criminals around him it’s hard to keep track!

[stopdiggin]

2. and 'voters' bought this ridiculous nonsense?

I'll agree that the disinformation was intentional - and probably with purpose.

But, sheeesh! Hashtag a twitter? I literally don't know what to say ...

[stopdiggin]

3. Note also - that this transpired in 2016

I'm sure that multiple people will want to weigh in on the 'swiftness of investigation and prosecution' and 'delayed' justice - etc., etc.

[Ligyron]

4. Good point.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Lol. Swiftness!