Prosecutors do not indicate who benefited from the alleged pot of Los Angeles County taxpayer money. AdvertisementAnd in L.A. County, where the company won a $282-million contract for the 2020 election, Smartmatic executives used county money to create the same type of slush fund, according to the Aug. 1 filing. The price of machines always stayed the same, and sporadic surcharges “would not align with the pricing and reporting structure of the L.A. County contract,” he said. “I am extremely proud of the work that I did with Los Angeles County and I stand firmly by my record,” Murphy said in an email. The Smartmatic contract, reviewed by The Times, makes no mention of funding for an international trip.
