Trump Foe Smartmatic Embroiled in US Overseas Bribery Case (2)

The president of Smartmatic Corp., the voting machine company battling Fox Corp. over debunked claims that it rigged the 2020 election against Donald Trump, was indicted in an unrelated bribery case.

Roger Piñate, a Venezuelan citizen and Smartmatic founder, was indicted Thursday in Florida, where he lives. He is accused of conspiring with two other executives to pay a $1 million bribe to win a contract for the 2016 Philippines election, the US Justice Department said in a statement. Smartmatic itself wasn’t indicted.

The charges aren’t related to the 2020 US election or to the claims about ...