A man who admitted to sending robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden on the day of the New Hampshire primary is now facing criminal charges. Five indictments have been returned against Steve Kramer, each relating to a different alleged victim. He has been charged with bribery, intimidation and coercion. Robocalls hit people all over New Hampshire on the day of the nation's first primary in January. The calls used artificial intelligence to imitate Biden's voice and asked listeners to reserve their vote for the November election. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <
A man who admitted to sending robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden on the day of the New Hampshire primary is now facing criminal charges. Five indictments have been returned against Steve Kramer, each related to a different alleged victim. He has been charged with bribery, intimidation and coercion. Robocalls hit people all over New Hampshire on the day of the nation's first primary in January. The calls used artificial intelligence to imitate Biden's voice and asked listeners to save their vote for the November election. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play < Cramer, a political consultant, claimed in an interview with News9 that he only fielded the calls to drive home the need for more regulation of AI. If investigators want to come after them, they should “bring it on,” he said. Cramer was previously contracted by Dan Phillips' presidential campaign, but both he and Phillips said the campaign had no knowledge of the fake robocalls scheme. News 9 reached out to the New Hampshire Attorney General's office but was told it could not comment. Kramer did not return requests for comment.
Political consultant accused of AI robocalls made to NH voters
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