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Former Smartmatic executive gave US leads amid early cooperation on bribery

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( April 22, 2025, 21:31 GMT | Comment) -- A former Smartmatic executive’s early cooperation with US authorities gave the government new leads as they investigated a bribery scheme involving the voting machine company’s efforts to secure contracts in the Philippines. Details surrounding the abandoned effort to cooperate surfaced in the government’s response to a motion filed earlier this month to suppress evidence obtained from searches of the businessman's devices.A former Smartmatic executive’s initial cooperation with US authorities gave the government new leads as they investigated a bribery scheme involving the voting machine company’s efforts to secure contracts in the Philippines....

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