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President of Voting Machine Company Smartmatic Indicted on Money Laundering, Bribery Charges
The Daily Fetched ^ | 9 August 2024 | Jason Walsh

Posted on 08/09/2024 5:14:32 AM PDT by Sam77

The president of voting machine company Smartmatic, Roger Piñate, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on bribery and money-laundering charges in order to get election contracts in the Philippines.

Smartmatic was founded in 2000, and its voting machines have been used in elections in Venezuela and the Philippines.

According to the Miami Herald, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez chose Smartmatic to replace the country’s previous machines in 2004.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailyfetched.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2004; bribery; chavez; electionfraud; hugochavez; moneylaundering; philippines; smartmatic; venezuela; vitefraud

1 posted on 08/09/2024 5:14:32 AM PDT by Sam77
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To: Sam77

Well, this certainly instills confidence. SMH


2 posted on 08/09/2024 5:20:58 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Sam77

I don’t follow global elections too closely.

But I think France recently had an election and the people of France apparently voted to have a government that punishes French people and protects violent Muslims.

And think that the UK recently had an election and the people of the UK apparently voted to have a government that punishes Britons and protects violent Muslims.

And that election in Venezuela seemed a bit funny.

And the US seems to have a lot of weird election results.

I almost think that the world has not had an honest election yet in the 21st century. Perhaps it’s all an illusion. Maybe the world is just ruled by Oligarchs who have fooled everyone.


3 posted on 08/09/2024 5:22:45 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I think women should get out of women's sports before they get hurt.)
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To: Sam77
I wonder if that business model was used in other countries?

Per their website…. Smartmatic was established in the United States in 2000 and is currently headquartered in the United Kingdom. The company is a founding member of the Department of Homeland Security Council for the Election Infrastructure Subsector.

I’ll take ‘Why was the The UK Bribery Act 2010 created’ for $400 Alex!

4 posted on 08/09/2024 5:28:51 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: V_TWIN

Well, this certainly instills confidence. SMH

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It is probably a lot more than just a coincidental bad sign.
It’s very very doubtle that it’s just criminal behavior that also could be just incompetent.

You have to ask yourself, what would be the motive for a voting machine company to illegally move large amounts of money?

If you were going to make a front business for laundering, you wouldn’t make a voting machine company. But if you were a voting machine company, you might end up with reasons to need to move and hide money, and the reasons are specific to what they can offer


5 posted on 08/09/2024 5:32:49 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: ClearCase_guy
I almost think that the world has not had an honest election yet in the 21st century.

This is why the global socialists are foaming at the mouth to implement their WEF-driven agenda and sweep away our rights in favor of a socialist utopia.

6 posted on 08/09/2024 5:37:30 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

The world has always been ruled by oligarchs. Elections are just an opportunity to hear what the people want. When the oligarchs don’t want to listen this is what you get.

What I cannot understand is the motivations of the oligarchs. Many are quite old like Nancy Pelosi. She can’t be resisting the will of the people for anything I can think of. An old hag with a homosexual husband and one foot in the grave has no “legacy” to protect. So, what animates her vindictiveness?


7 posted on 08/09/2024 5:46:38 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Sam77

Roger Piñate, President

Company website. Smartmatic

8 posted on 08/09/2024 5:47:49 AM PDT by OldHarbor (strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
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To: Sam77

France does it by paper in one night. 70 MM people.


9 posted on 08/09/2024 6:00:14 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (Tthe trouble with socialism is that you soon run out of other people's zoo animals to eat.)
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To: Sam77

In court, Eric Coomer testified he hates Trump and yet we still use Dominion voting machines.


10 posted on 08/09/2024 6:12:05 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: Sam77

What about “treason”, since their actions affected constitutional changees of government?


11 posted on 08/09/2024 6:32:10 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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Wonder if this will force states to start using paper ballots, like Virginia is now doing.


12 posted on 08/09/2024 7:49:12 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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