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Venezuelan founder of voting machine company targeted by Trump allies is indicted on bribery charges

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Roger Pinate and a colleague at Smartmatic funneled bribes to the chairman of the Philippines ' electoral commission.

They allegedly funneled the bribes through a slush fund created by overcharging for each voting machine it supplied authorities.

The payments were made to obtain business with the Philippines and secure the timely payment for its work, the Justice Department says.

Smartmatic in a statement said it had placed the two employees on leaves of absence, effective immediately.

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