The DOJ accuses two Iranian fraudsters of intimidating US voters in the 2020 elections

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit for participating in a fake campaign that targets American voters before the 2020 presidential election. In October last year, Seyyed Kazemi and Sajjad Kashian allegedly sent threatening emails to Democratic voters in Florida where they threatened to harm them if they did not vote for former President Donald Trump. After this first event, the Director of US National Intelligence to warn voters of emails.

In addition, Kazemi and Kashian reportedly tried to access 11 voter registration and information websites. At one point, the DOJ allegedly lowered the profile of more than 100,000 government voters. He must have also launched a Facebook awareness campaign that saw him interact, among others, Republican senators and members of Congress. He also said he was committed to the Proud Boys and said he had evidence that the Democratic Party was planning to use security threats on elected machines to change votes.

Kazemi and Kashian’s efforts to change the election culminated on November 4 when he allegedly tried to break the US media network. They did not do well because the FBI warned the company later.

“The case describes how two Iranian actors staged a campaign aimed at undermining confidence in US elections and creating tensions between Americans,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the DOJ’s National Security Division. words. “These comments show how the foreign awareness campaign works and seeks to attract Americans.”

U.S. officials said he believes the two terrorists are in Iran here, meaning they may not meet with the authorities soon. The DOJ has not directly linked their actions with the Iranian government.