Smartmatic co-founder charged in 2016 bribery scheme involving Philippines election: feds
A co-founder of Smartmatic — the voting machine company that accused Fox News of defamation — was among three executives indicted Thursday in what federal prosecutors called a bribery and money laundering scheme connected to the 2016 election in the Philippines.
Roger Alejandro Piñate Martinez, 49, of Boca Raton, Florida, was indicted by a grand jury in Florida for his role in the scheme, along with Jorge Miguel Vasquez, 62, of Davie, Florida, and 60-year-old Juan Andres Donato Bautista.
Pinate was among three engineers who founded Smartmatic in the United States in 2000, the company said on its website.
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Aug 08, 2024

