Smartmatic charged in US bribery case over Philippine voting-machine contracts
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( October 16, 2025, 20:54 GMT | Insight) -- Voting machine producer Smartmatic has been charged in the US over its alleged role in a scheme to bribe a former chairman of the Philippines electoral commission to obtain contracts related to the country’s 2016 national elections. Smartmatic faces five counts, including conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering.Voting machine producer Smartmatic was charged in the US on Thursday over its alleged role in a scheme to bribe a former chairman of the Philippines electoral commission to obtain contracts related to the country’s 2016 national elections....
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