DOJ moves forward with Smartmatic FCPA case, despite Trump EO

The DOJ said it will continue to prosecute executives at the voting machine company Smartmatic Corp. for FCPA and AML violations.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed in a court filing that it will continue to prosecute executives at the voting machine company Smartmatic Corp. over an alleged foreign bribery and money laundering scheme associated with a bid to win business in the Philippines.

Prosecutors stated in their Notice of

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