Smartmatic Executives Indicted in $1 Million Bribery Scheme

Charges include bribery and money laundering to secure contracts for the 2016 Philippine elections.

Three Smartmatic executives, including co-founder Roger Piñate, face charges in the U.S.
The alleged scheme involved over-invoicing voting machine costs to create a slush fund.
Bribes were funneled to former Philippine election official Andres Bautista.
Smartmatic has placed the indicted employees on leave, emphasizing no voter fraud is alleged.
The indictment may impact Smartmatic's ongoing defamation lawsuits against Fox News and others.