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Smartmatic co-founder moves to dismiss money laundering charges in bribery case

( April 28, 2025, 23:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Smartmatic co-founder Roger Alejandro Piñate Martinez today filed motions to dismiss the money laundering counts of an indictment for lack of venue and for failure to state an offense. Piñate was charged over his alleged role in a scheme to bribe an official of the Philippines electoral commission to secure contracts for use of the company’s voting machines in the country's 2016 national elections.Documents attached....

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