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Posted: Dec 26, 2019 3:27 AMUpdated: Dec 26, 2019 3:27 AM

Bloomberg Axes Company Using Oklahoma Prisoners for Campaign Calls

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Tom Davis / AP

Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg cut ties with a contractor that used prisoners to make calls for his presidential campaign, he said in a statement Tuesday.

The former New York mayor said that his campaign was unaware of the arrangement until a reporter sought comment. Earlier Tuesday, online news site The Intercept reported that Bloomberg’s campaign contracted a New Jersey-based call center company that, in at least one instance, used Oklahoma inmates to make calls on behalf of the billionaire’s campaign.

 

 


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