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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Oliver O'Connell

Voting machine company linked to Trump conspiracy used LA funds to create slush fund for bribing officials: prosecutors

Employees of Smartmatic, the U.K.-headquartered election technology company, face accusations from federal prosecutors of systematically overbilling Los Angeles County for voting machines used in the 2020 election.

The company allegedly used the surplus funds to create a “slush fund” for bribing government officials, according to a criminal case against three company executives.

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