NEW Superseding indictment in 2016 Philippine election money laundering case adds voting machine company SMARTMATIC as a defendant.
Venezuelan co-founder and exec of Smartmatic, Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, was already a defendant in the case. Other execs and agents are also charged.
Venezuelan co-founder and exec of Smartmatic, Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, was already a defendant in the case. Other execs and agents are also charged.
The charges against Smartmatic and other defendants include Conspiracy and Money Laundering
Also seeks forfeiture of property directly connected to the criminality.
Allegations are that through shell companies and vendors, individuals in Smartmatic conspired with the head of the Philippine election commission (COMELEC) Juan Andres Donato Bautista, to corruptly acquire election contracts for the 2016 Philippine elections that were worth over $180mil USD.
I've been tracking this case for a couple of years now.
Here's my first thread on it.
Here's my first thread on it.
https://x.com/realjusthuman/status/1705977302142669077
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
