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U.S. Government Charges Chinese Conglomerate with Fraud, Conspiracy

On January 28, 2019, the Department of Justice announced that a 13-count indictment against Chinese telecommunications conglomerate Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and various affiliated parties was unsealed earlier that day.  Huawei is charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, obstruction of justice, and various related conspiracy charges.

All charges in the indictment stem from Huawei’s alleged long-standing ploy to deceive financial institutions and the U.S.… More