The FCC also proposed fining Lingo Telecom for distributing the calls.
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed imposing multimillion-dollar fines on the political consultant responsible for the robocall campaign that used an AI-generated deepfake of President Joe Biden’s voice — and on the telecom company that facilitated the calls. Longtime Democratic operator Steve Kramer faces a $6 million fine from the FCC, while Lingo Telecom could be fined $2 million.
In February, Kramer — who had been working for Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips’ campaign — told NBC News he was behind the robocalls sent two days ahead of the New Hampshire primary election, in which a voice that sounded like Biden’s told voters not to show up to the polls. “Save your vote for the November election,” the Biden spoof told prospective voters. NBC News found no evidence that Phillips’ campaign was involved in the calls.
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