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. Steve Cramer is charged with 13 felony counts of voter suppression and 13 misdemeanor counts of candidate impersonation in an indictment spanning four New Hampshire counties. According to authorities, the indictment involves 13 New Hampshire residents who received robocalls in Rockingham, Belknap, Grafton and Merrimack counties. “I thought it was weird because it sounded like Joe Biden, but when I listened closely, I thought it didn’t really 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 Election Day in New Hampshire is now facing criminal charges. Steve Cramer is charged with 13 felony counts of voter suppression and 13 misdemeanor counts of impersonating a candidate in an indictment spanning four New Hampshire counties. Authorities say the charges concern 13 New Hampshire residents who received robocalls in Rockingham, Belknap, Grafton and Merrimack counties. “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. >> To stay up to date on the go, download the free WMUR app. 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. Kramer, the political consultant, insisted in an interview with News 9 that he was simply making the call to highlight the need for stronger regulation of AI. If investigators want to come after him, “come on over,” Kramer said. Cramer previously contracted with Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign, but both he and Phillips said the campaign was unaware of the fake robocall scheme. News 9 reached out to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office but was told they could not comment. Kramer has not responded to a request for comment.
