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59. In furtherance of the Conspiracy and to effect its illegal object, Defendants and their co-conspirators committed the following overt acts in connection with the staging of U.S. political rallies, as well as those as set forth in paragraphs 1 through 7, 9 through 27, and 29 through 58, which are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein.

60. On or about June 1, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators created and purchased Facebook advertisements for their “March for Trump” rally.

61. On or about June 4, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators used allforusa@yahoo.com, the email address of a false U.S. persona, to send out press releases for the “March for Trump” rally to New York media outlets.

62. On or about June 23, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators used the Facebook account registered under a false U.S. persona “Matt Skiber” to contact a real U.S. person to serve as a recruiter for the “March for Trump” rally, offering to “give you money to print posters and get a megaphone.”

63. On or about June 24, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators purchased advertisements on Facebook to promote the “Support Hillary. Save American Muslims” rally.

64. On or about July 5, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators ordered posters for the “Support Hillary. Save American Muslims” rally, including the poster with the quote attributed to Clinton that read “I think Sharia Law will be a powerful new direction of freedom.”

65. On or about July 8, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators communicated with a real U.S. person about the posters they had ordered for the “Support Hillary. Save American Muslims” rally.