DOJ “Intends To Proceed To Trial” In FCPA And Related Enforcement Action Against Smartmatic Executives And Others

Fox Cannot Depose LinkedIn Founder in $2.7B Smartmatic Case - USA Herald

A New York state judge has ruled that Fox News cannot depose LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman in the ongoing $2.7 billion defamation case brought against the broadcaster by Smartmatic. The case stems from claims that Fox News aired false allegations regarding the company’s involvement in rigging the 2020 election. In a ruling issued Thursday, Justice David B. Cohen denied Fox’s request to question Hoffman about his $25 million investment in Smartma…

DOJ “Intends To Proceed To Trial” In FCPA And Related Enforcement Action Against Smartmatic Executives And Others

As highlighted in this prior post, in August 2024 the DOJ announced that a “federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment ... charging three executives of an election voting machine and service provider company and a former Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Republic of the Philippines for their roles in an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme to retain and obtain business related to t…