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2nd robocalls election fraud trial set to begin in Baltimore this week
BALTIMORE — A trial is set to begin this week for a political operative accused of using robocalls to suppress black voter turnout during the 2010 gubernatorial election.
Jury selection is expected to begin Monday in the Baltimore trial of Julius Henson, a campaign consultant for former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich in his 2010 rematch with Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley
The calls told supporters of O’Malley and President Barack Obama to relax because they had won. Henson has said he did not believe the calls were illegal and weren’t meant to suppress the vote.
Scheduling conflicts postponed Henson’s trial in February. Ehrlich aide Paul Schurick was tried separately in the same case and was found guilty of all four counts he faced. He was sentenced to home detention and community service.
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