Smartmatic Voting Technology Company Implicated On BRIBERY Charges?

Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is currently suing Fox News, Rudy Giuliani, Sydney Powell, Mike Lindell, and others, has been allegedly implicated in an alleged bribery scheme.

According to court filings obtained by CNN, the Justice Department has “filed money laundering charges against former Filipino election administrator Andres Bautista – and that four executives from Smartmatic subsidiaries are implicated as uncharged co-conspirators. “

The Justice Department’s filing goes on to read “Smartmatic executives allegedly used “slush funds,” “fake contracts,” and fake email accounts to take in bribes under the code word “salsa.””

In response to the filing, Smartmatic released a statement claiming Smartmatic has “never won a project through any illegal means.”

Smartmatic Voting Machine Company Implicated In $4 Million 'Slush Fund' Bribery Scheme Using 'Fake Contracts' https://t.co/bHbKDM3mMw

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 25, 2023

🚨DOJ files criminal charges for election bribery scheme in Philippines involving Smartmatic

Money laundering charges were filed against former Filipino election administrator Andres Bautista and 4 executives from Smartmatic subsidiaries are implicated as uncharged… pic.twitter.com/qM84nCnopp

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) September 24, 2023

Per CNN:

Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing Fox News and former President Donald Trump’s top allies over their false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election, was implicated in an alleged bribery scheme involving the former top election official in the Philippines, according to court filings obtained by CNN.

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The court documents indicate that the Justice Department has filed money laundering charges against former Filipino election administrator Andres Bautista – and that four executives from Smartmatic subsidiaries are implicated as uncharged co-conspirators.

The bribery claims are sure to reverberate in Smartmatic’s ongoing defamation cases. Trump allies repeatedly peddled the lie that the company manipulated the results in 2020, despite the fact that its machines were only used in one California county that year.

Smartmatic Execs Accused in Election Bribery Scheme. https://t.co/6kbzxmLgfK

— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) September 24, 2023

Here’s what News Max reported:

Unidentified executives are reportedly implicated as uncharged co-conspirators alleged to have “caused or attempted” to transfer $4 million to Bautista “in violation of U.S. money laundering laws,” the filing, viewed by CNN, alleges.

According to the Justice Department filing, Smartmatic executives allegedly used “slush funds,” “fake contracts,” and fake email accounts to take in bribes under the code word “salsa.”

Florida-based Smartmatic has said its voting product was used in only one California county, Los Angeles, during the 2020 election.

Smartmatic has long had ties with the regime of Venezuelan strongmen Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, handling the country’s presidential and congressional elections for over a decade.