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Smartmatic seeks to dismiss a criminal indictment, calling it a politically motivated retaliation tied to Trump’s false election claims.
Voting technology company Smartmatic has asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal indictment alleging money laundering and bribery tied to contracts in the Philippines and Venezuela, claiming the prosecution is part of a political "campaign of retribution" linked to former President Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election.
The company, through its UK parent SGO Corporation, says it has fully cooperated with the Justice Department since 2021, providing millions of documents, and believed it was nearing resolution before the indictment was expanded.
Prosecutors allege funds from a $300 million Los Angeles County contract were diverted through shell companies and fake invoices, and that co-founder Roger Pinate, who no longer works for the company, bribed Venezuela’s former election chief with a luxury home.
Smartmatic maintains its business decline stemmed from internal misconduct, not media coverage, though it has sued media figures over defamatory claims linking it to election fraud.
The White House did not comment.
Smartmatic busca desestimar una acusación criminal, llamándola una represalia políticamente motivada vinculada a las falsas afirmaciones electorales de Trump.