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Smartmatic executive indicted, accused of money laundering in Philippines

  • Smartmatic executives Roger Alejandro Piñate Martinez and Jorge Miguel Vasquez are indicted for bribing Juan Andres Donato Bautista, the former top election official in the Philippines.
  • Prosecutors allege they funded over $1 million in bribes through a slush fund, created by over-invoicing voting machines for the 2016 elections.
  • Piñate and Vasquez face charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, while Bautista and a fourth individual face money laundering charges.
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Smartmatic executive indicted, accused of money laundering in Philippines

A top executive for voting systems provider Smartmatic has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with his role in an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme in the Philippines, according to the Justice Department. Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, 49, a co-founder and president of Smartmatic, was indicted along with a former chairman of…

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