A man who admitted to making robocalls imitating President Joe Biden’s voice on New Hampshire primary election day is now facing criminal charges. A 10-count indictment was filed against Steve Cramer of Rockingham County for bribery, intimidation, oppression and impersonation of candidates. The indictment names five people who claim to have received the robocalls. Cramer is also charged with similar offenses in Merrimack and Belknap counties, and says others also received the calls. “I thought it was weird because it sounded like Joe Biden, but when I listened closely, I thought it really didn’t sound like Joe Biden,” said Krista Zurek, one of the voters who received the call. >> Download the free WMUR app to get the latest updates on the go: Apple | Google Play < A man who admitted to making robocalls imitating President Joe Biden’s voice on New Hampshire’s primary election day is now facing criminal charges. A 10-count indictment was filed against Rockingham County’s Steve Kramer, accusing him of bribery, extortion, oppression and impersonating candidates. The indictment names five people who say they received robocalls. Kramer is facing similar charges in Merrimack and Belknap counties, and other people also claim to have received the calls. “I thought that was weird because it sounded like Joe Biden, but then I listened and I thought that didn’t sound like Joe Biden,” said Krista Zurek, one of the voters who received the call. >> Download the free WMUR app to stay informed on the go. Apple | google play < The robocalls, which were sent to people across New Hampshire on the day of the nation’s first primary election in January, used artificial intelligence to imitate Biden’s voice and urge listeners to save their votes for the November election. In an interview with News 9, Kramer, a political consultant, insisted he was only advocating for more regulation of AI. He said he should be “brought in” if investigators want to pursue him. Mr. Kramer previously had a contract with the Dean Phillips presidential campaign, but both he and Mr. Phillips said the campaign had no knowledge of the fake robocall scheme. News 9 reached out to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and was told they could not comment. Kramer did not respond to requests for comment.
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