Mastermind Behind Biden AI Deepfake Indicted for Robocall Scheme

A political consultant, Steven Kramer, was indicted for felony voter suppression and misdemeanor candidate impersonation after paying $150 to create a deepfake robocall using AI-cloned audio of President Biden to discourage voting in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary; the FCC fined Kramer $6 million and proposed a $2 million fine for Lingo Telecom for facilitating and mislabeling the calls. Kramer claims he scripted the call and sought to highlight AI dangers, while investigations and regulatory actions have followed; this report describes a criminal disinformation campaign leveraging AI-generated voice and telemarketing services rather than a traditional cyberattack such as malware or data breach.