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Smartmatic indicted in foreign bribery case, possibly endangering its lawsuits against Fox News and Giuliani

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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department on Thursday filed foreign bribery charges against Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is suing Fox News and other prominent pro-Trump figures for defamation over their promotion of 2020 election lies.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Smartmatic charged in alleged plan to bribe officials in Philippines (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Several executives from the company allegedly bribed election officials in the Philippines with more than $1 million.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    US prosecutors charge Smartmatic with alleged money laundering over bribes paid to Philippines election officials (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    MIAMI (AP) — US prosecutors charge Smartmatic with alleged money laundering over bribes paid to Philippines election officials.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes several executives allegedly paid to election officials in the Philippines.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Smartmatic indicted in foreign bribery case, possibly endangering its lawsuits against Fox News and Giuliani (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department on Thursday filed foreign bribery charges against Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is suing Fox News and other prominent pro-Trump figures for defamation over their promotion of 2020 election lies.

  5. WMUR

    Smartmatic charged with bribery over Philippines election (opens WMUR)

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    Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives allegedly paid to election officials in the Philippines.

  6. WSVN Miami

    US prosecutors charge South Florida-based Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes

  7. The Federalist

    Smartmatic Indicted For Money Laundering (opens The Federalist)

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    Smartmatic was indicted for allegedly bribing a Philippine official in relation to the 2016 Philippine national elections.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Voting Machine Firm Indicted In Bribery Case (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A federal grand jury in Miami on Thursday charged multinational election technology company Smartmatic and several of its top executives with bribery.

  9. RedState

    Voting Tech Company Smartmatic Indicted Over Alleged Bribery Scheme in Foreign Election (opens RedState)

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    Smartmatic indicted for alleged bribery scheme involving Philippine elections.

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