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By Michael Frisch

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has accepted to consent to disbarment of John Burkman.

Consistent with applicable rules, the averments in the affidavit of consent are not publicly disclosed

On consideration of the affidavit of John M. Burkman, Jr., wherein he consents to disbarment from the bar of the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule XI, §12, which said affidavit has been filed with the Clerk of the Court, and the report and recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility requesting that the court accept the respondent’s affidavit consenting to disbarment, it is

ORDERED that John M. Burkman, Jr. is hereby disbarred by consent. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall publish this order, but the affidavit shall not be publicly disclosed or otherwise made available except upon order of the court or upon written consent of the respondent

Reuters reported

Burkman, the founder of lobbying firm Burkman & Associates, and his associate, Jacob Wohl, pleaded guilty in October 2022 to telecommunications fraud after using robocalls to intimidate people from voting by mail during the 2020 U.S. presidential election. They were sentenced to two years of probation, fined each $2,500, and work 500 hours of community service.
 
The U.S. Federal Communications Commissions in June hit Burkman and Wohl with a $5.1 million fine for making more than 1,100 unlawful robocalls in August and September 2020.
 
(Mike Frisch)

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