A controversial pol and serial sperm donor used phony AI-generated endorsements to try to scam his way into a city council seat, Queens prosecutors said Wednesday.
Jonathan Rinaldi, 47, who has become known as the “Sperminator,” was arraigned on three counts of forgery and 15 counts of possession of a forged instrument for posting false articles claiming to be from The Post and other outlets, prosecutors said.
Rinaldi allegedly started the scam shortly after announcing he was running for the council’s District 29 seat in Queens, routinely subbing out legit poll results and news articles on his social media accounts with phony AI content.
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