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Antonio Mugica

Venezuelan businessman

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Dec 8, 2025

How were Smartmatic and Dominion founded and who are their major owners?

Smartmatic was founded in the early 2000s by Venezuelan engineers Antonio (Antonia/Antonio variant appears in sources) Mugica and Roger Piñate and is reported to be majority‑owned by the founders’ fam...

Dec 13, 2025

Who founded smartmatic and what companies or investors have owned it over time?

Smartmatic was founded in 2000 (or around 1999 in some accounts) by Venezuelan engineers Antonio Mugica, Alfredo José Anzola and Roger Piñate; Antonio Mugica is widely described as the company’s CEO a...

Dec 7, 2025

What documents show Smartmatic’s founders or executives had ties to Venezuelan officials?

Documents and contemporary reporting show Smartmatic’s founders are Venezuelan nationals (Antonio Mugica, Roger Piñate, Alfredo Anzola) and the company won large Venezuelan contracts beginning in 2004...

Dec 12, 2025

What controversies or legal cases revealed ownership details of smartmatic and dominion?

Court filings and media reporting show multiple defamation suits and preexisting government reviews exposed ownership and corporate-history details: Smartmatic disclosed that its principal shareholder...

Jan 6, 2026

What evidence was cited at the time regarding Smartmatic’s alleged ties to the Venezuelan government, and how were those claims corroborated or disputed?

Contemporaneous claims that Smartmatic had operational and ownership ties to the Venezuelan government rested on a mix of corporate records, media reporting about early Venezuelan contracts, a 2006 U....