John "Jack" Burkman

Burkman, and a business partner, have a "storied history of creating fake intelligence companies and using them to spread false claims about and frame public figures" according to journalist Brian Krebs. The history includes:

• In 2020, both men were indicted on eight counts of telecommunications fraud and seven counts of bribery. Both men offered a plea, fined $2,500 each, sentenced to two years probation, and 500 hours of community service.
• In 2020, a Michigan Attorney General filed four felony charges against both men including conspiring to intimidate voters in violation of election law. Both pleaded no contest to the charges and were sentenced to one year probation.
• In 2022, both men pleaded guilty to one felony charge of telecommunications fraud in Ohio. They were sentenced to a fine, probation, and community service.
• In 2023, both men were found guilty of violating several federal and state civil rights laws, including the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the Ku Klux Klan Act. The men settled the case for $1 million and paid $50,000 in restitution.
• In 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined both men for robocall campaigns under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
• In 2025 both men were indicted in Cleveland on 15 felony counts of "orchestrating a robocall scheme aimed at suppressing the black vote in Detroit". They were sentenced to probation.

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