The President of Smartmatic, Roger Alejandro Piñate Martinez, a co-founder, along with three other executives, has been indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury on charges of bribery and fraud related to electronic voting systems. The indictment includes allegations of a $1 million bribery scheme and money laundering, involving contracts for elections in the Philippines. The case also implicates former Philippine elections chief Andres Bautista. The Department of Justice has not officially identified Piñate Martinez as the President of Smartmatic in its news release.