Selective outrage-----Far-right influencer 'Ricky Vaughn' arrested on charges of spreading disinformation to suppress 2016 voters

Far-right influencer 'Ricky Vaughn' arrested on charges of spreading disinformation to suppress 2016 voters

"NEW YORK - A Florida man known as an influential far-right propagandist online was arrested Wednesday on charges that he used social media to spread disinformation in an effort to suppress votes for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, federal prosecutors said.

Douglass Mackey, 31, known on the internet as "Ricky Vaughn," is accused of anonymously conspiring with others in late 2016 to use Twitter and other social media to try to trick Clinton supporters to vote via text instead of casting an actual ballot, according to a criminal complaint.

...The alleged scheme "amounted to nothing short of vote theft," said William Sweeney, head of the FBI office in New York City, where the charges were filed. "It is illegal behavior and contributes to the erosion of the public’s trust in our electoral processes."

• ...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," the complaint said. 

...Mackey was expected to be released on $50,000 bond following an initial court appearance in West Palm Beach, prosecutors said.  If convicted of conspiracy charges, Mackey could face up to 10 years in prison...Read all.