Far-right Trump supporter convicted in 2016 voter suppression scheme.
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Far-right influencer Douglass Mackey, also known as "Ricky Vaughn," has been convicted of conspiring to deprive individuals of their right to vote in the 2016 US presidential election. Prosecutors alleged that Mackey spread fraudulent messages to Clinton supporters, urging them to "vote" via text message or social media, knowing that those endorsements were not legally valid votes. Mackey could face up to 10 years in prison, and his sentencing is set for August 16.
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