A US judge has ruled that Huawei Technologies will face most of the criminal charges in a federal indictment accusing the Chinese telecom company of stealing trade secrets and misleading banks about its business in Iran.
In a 52-page decision, US District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn stated that the indictment made sufficient claims that Huawei engaged in racketeering to grow its business, stole confidential technology from six US companies, and committed bank fraud.
The case includes accusations linked to Huawei’s alleged control of Skycom, a Hong Kong-based company that conducted business in Iran. Prosecutors argued that Skycom acted as Huawei’s Iranian subsidiary and indirectly benefited from over 100 million dollars moved through the US banking system.
Huawei has denied all charges and pleaded not guilty. The company tried to dismiss 13 out of the 16 charges, saying it was “a prosecutorial target in search of a crime.” However, the court rejected the motion.
The trial is set to begin on May 4, 2026, and is expected to last several months. Neither Huawei nor its legal representatives have commented on the ruling. The office of the Interim US Attorney in Brooklyn also declined to comment.
The case originally started during the first term of former US President Donald Trump in 2018, the same year the Justice Department launched the China Initiative to counter alleged intellectual property theft by China.
Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the company’s founder, was previously involved in the case. She was detained in Canada for nearly three years before returning to China. Charges against her were dropped in 2022.
Although the China Initiative was ended in 2022 by President Joe Biden’s administration due to criticism that it led to racial profiling and negatively affected scientific research, the Huawei case remains active.
Headquartered in Shenzhen, Huawei operates in more than 170 countries with a workforce of around 208,000. The US has restricted Huawei’s access to American technology since 2019, citing national security threats, a claim the company continues to deny.
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