Former Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of California on charges of accepting bribes from a company in exchange for awarding a multibillion-peso contract for the 2016 Philippine elections.
Former Comelec chief Andy Bautista charged with bribery in US | INQToday
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice said Bautista was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and three counts of international money laundering.
If found guilty, he faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years on each of the charges against him.
Also accused of Bautista are Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, 49, a Venezuelan citizen and resident of Boca Raton, Florida, Jorge Miguel Vasquez, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Davie, Florida, and Elie Moreno, 44, a dual citizen of Venezuela and Israel.
