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Huawei faces racketeering trial in New York over trade-secret theft and sanctions allegations
Huawei Technologies goes on trial in New York on criminal racketeering charges, accused of stealing trade secrets and violating U.S. sanctions on Iran and North Korea. The company has pleaded not guilty and argued the allegations are too vague and improperly extraterritorial.
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Trial opens in New York
Huawei Technologies, the world's largest supplier of wireless telecom equipment, faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over allegations that it stole technology, plotted to steal U.S. trade secrets, and committed wire fraud, bank fraud, and other offenses. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.
The indictment, filed by federal prosecutors, accuses Huawei and some of its subsidiaries of doing business in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions, and of installing surveillance equipment that helped Iran monitor protesters during the 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Iran. The charges also include allegations that Huawei stole trade secrets from five American companies, including Cisco Systems, according to court documents.
Defense arguments
Huawei has pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts. The company's lawyers have sought to have the case dismissed, arguing in court filings that the U.S. allegations were too vague, that some were "impermissibly extraterritorial," and that they did not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.
Background
Huawei, based in Shenzhen, China, is barred from selling its equipment to U.S. carriers due to security concerns. The company has consistently denied wrongdoing and maintained that its business operations are lawful.
How each outlet told it
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Associated Press
Framing: Emphasizes the start of the trial in New York.
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal U.S. trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges that Huawei and some subsidiaries did business in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009.
Huawei's lawyers have tried to get the case dismissed, arguing allegations were too vague, some were 'impermissibly extraterritorial,' and did not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks but is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by other Western allies like Canada and Britain.
The company has expanded into chipmaking as AI fuels demand for microprocessors.
During President Donald Trump's first term, his administration raised national security concerns and lobbied Western allies against including Huawei's products in networks.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
U.S. prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company known as Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.
They charged CFO Meng Wanzhou with fraud for misleading HSBC about the company's business dealings in Iran.
Meng was arrested in Canada in late 2018 on a U.S. extradition request but released in September 2021 in a prisoner swap that freed two Canadians held by China.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips and other technology.
Framing: The headline emphasizes that Huawei is heading to trial in the U.S. over its Iran-related business dealings.
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Huawei faces charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets from five U.S. technology companies
Accused of lying about its dealings in North Korea and supplying surveillance equipment to Iran to track protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Tehran
Convictions on Iran-related charges would bolster Washington's case for placing Huawei on a U.S. trade blacklist in 2019
Trial expected to last about three months and overlap with Chinese President Xi Jinping's September 24 meeting with President Donald Trump
Huawei has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied any wrongdoing
The criminal case is based in part on reporting by Reuters in 2012 and 2013 about close ties between Huawei and Skycom
A Huawei spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday, 'The government's overarching narrative is demonstrably false'
Prosecutors will seek the forfeiture of property or proceeds obtained from its illegal activity
Todd Haugh, a professor of business law at Indiana University Kelley School of Business, said penalty could range from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars
The case was brought during the first Trump administration, which took actions to curb the use of Huawei equipment in the U.S.
Prosecutors accused Meng of misrepresenting Huawei's ownership and control of Skycom in a presentation to an HSBC executive
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Framing: The headline emphasizes Huawei facing a racketeering trial in New York, highlighting the legal jeopardy and the venue. — Neutral and factual, with slight negative framing toward Huawei due to focus on charges, but includes Chinese rebuttal.
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal US trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei and some subsidiaries did business in North Korea despite US sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers have tried to get the broad criminal case dismissed, arguing US allegations were too vague, some were 'impermissibly extraterritorial,' and did not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks but is banned from selling equipment to US carriers over security fears.
Huawei makes phones and other consumer electronics but has been cut off from other lines of business.
During President Donald Trump's first term, his administration raised national security concerns and began lobbying Western allies against including Huawei's products in next-generation wireless networks.
The US announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded them.
Chinese officials said the US government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese [firms]'.
US prosecutors accused Huawei of using Hong Kong shell company Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
They charged CFO Meng Wanzhou with fraud for misleading HSBC about business dealings in [Iran].
Meng was arrested in Canada in late 2018 on a US extradition request but released in September 2021 in a prisoner swap that freed two Canadians held by China.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to US processor chips and other technology.
The limits led it to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other advanced technologies.
Framing: The headline emphasizes that Huawei faces a racketeering trial in New York, focusing on the legal proceeding.
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal U.S. trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges that Huawei and some subsidiaries did business in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers have tried to get the case dismissed, arguing allegations were too vague and impermissibly tried to extend American authority abroad.
The company said in a statement that the narrative pushed by U.S. prosecutors is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks but is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers.
During President Donald Trump's first term, his administration raised national security concerns about Huawei and began lobbying Western allies against including the company's products.
The U.S. announced the criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded the case.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government has engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese enterprises'.
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company known as Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.
They charged its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, with fraud, saying she misled HSBC bank about the company's business dealings in Iran.
Meng, the daughter of Huawei's founder, was arrested in Canada in late 2018 on a U.S. extradition request but released in September 2021 in a prisoner swap that freed two Canadians held by China.
Huawei struggled to hold onto its market share under sanctions that have blocked its access to most U.S. processor chips and other technology.
The limits led it to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other advanced technologies.
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Framing: Emphasizes that Huawei faces a racketeering trial in New York, framing the trial as a legal consequence.
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Framing: The headline emphasizes that Huawei Technologies faces a racketeering trial in New York, focusing on the legal action and the company's identity.
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal US trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges that Huawei and some subsidiaries did business in North Korea despite US sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued that the US allegations were too vague, some were 'impermissibly extraterritorial,' and did not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks.
Huawei was banned from selling equipment to US carriers over fears it poses a security risk.
Huawei has been blacklisted by other Western allies like Canada and Britain.
Huawei has expanded into chipmaking as the boom in artificial intelligence fuels demand for microprocessors.
During Donald Trump's first term, his administration raised national security concerns about Huawei and began lobbying Western allies.
The US announced the criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded the allegations.
Chinese officials said the US government has engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
US prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company known as Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of US sanctions.
They also charged its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, with fraud, saying she misled HSBC bank about the company's business dealings in Iran.
Meng was arrested in Canada in late 2018 on a US extradition request but released in September 2021 in a prisoner swap that freed two Canadians held by China.
Huawei struggled to hold onto its market share under sanctions that have blocked its access to most US processor chips and other technology.
Framing: Huawei faces racketeering trial in New York over trade secrets and sanctions — neutral reporting with legal accusations
Facts Included:
Huawei has gone on trial in New York over alleged theft, fraud and sanctions breaches.
Huawei Technologies is facing a criminal racketeering trial in New York over allegations that it stole technology, plotted to steal US trade secrets, and committed wire and bank fraud.
The indictment accuses Huawei and some subsidiaries of doing business in North Korea despite US sanctions, and of installing surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during the 2009 anti-government demonstrations.
Huawei has denied wrongdoing and said the case brought by US prosecutors is 'demonstrably' wrong.
Huawei's lawyers have sought dismissal of the case, arguing that the US allegations were too vague and wrongly tried to extend American authority beyond its borders.
Huawei said, 'Long-term investment in innovation, backed by the utmost respect for intellectual property, has been the driving force behind Huawei's business.'
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of equipment for wireless telecom networks, but it is barred from selling equipment to US carriers over security risk concerns.
Other Western allies, including Canada and Britain, have also blacklisted the company.
During US President Donald Trump's first term, his administration raised national security concerns about Huawei and lobbied Western allies against using the company's products.
The US announced the criminal charges in early 2019 and later widened the allegations.
Chinese officials said the US government had engaged in 'economic bullying' and had wrongly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
US prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company, Skycom, to sell equipment to Iran in violation of US sanctions.
They charged Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou with fraud, alleging that she misled HSBC about the company's business dealings in Iran.
She was released in September 2021 in a high-stakes prisoner swap that freed two Canadians held by China and allowed her to return home.
Huawei, the biggest maker of network gear, has struggled to protect its market share under sanctions that blocked its access to most US processor chips and other technology.
Framing: Highlights that Huawei is going to trial in the U.S. over its business dealings in Iran.
Facts Included:
Huawei faces charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets from five U.S. technology companies, and is accused of lying about its dealings in North Korea.
The case goes back to when U.S. prosecutors secretly charged Huawei with defrauding HSBC and other banks over its business with Iran.
Huawei is accused of supplying surveillance equipment to Iran to track protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Tehran.
The trial will bring to a close one of the U.S. government's earliest and most closely watched battles against a Chinese company.
The U.S.-China tech war has now spread across multiple technology sectors, including artificial intelligence.
Framing: Huawei faces a racketeering trial in New York.
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York.
Charges include stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, wire fraud, and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and impermissibly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the narrative pushed by prosecutors is 'demonstrably false.'
Huawei is banned from selling equipment to carriers over security fears and blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about business dealings in Iran.
Sanctions have blocked Huawei's access to most processor chips and other technology.
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Framing: Emphasizes the start of the racketeering conspiracy trial against Huawei in New York, identifying Huawei as a Chinese tech giant.
Facts Included:
A racketeering conspiracy trial of Huawei Technologies began in New York on Wednesday with federal prosecutors accusing the Chinese tech company of stealing technology from American companies, abusing the U.S. financial system and helping Iran snoop on its citizens.
Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks, but it is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers over fears it poses a security risk.
Taylor Stout, a Department of Justice attorney, opened the government’s case by telling the Brooklyn jury that Huawei committed multiple crimes over two decades.
Defense attorney Brian Heberlig dismissed the accusations, saying prosecutors were basing their case on a smattering of anecdotes and some bad behavior by a few of Huawei’s roughly 200,000 employees in 170 countries.
The first witness prosecutors called was Parham Baheshti, who grew up in Iran but moved to the U.S. to study and became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
Baheshti, who moved back to Iran in 2003 to be closer to his wife’s family, testified that he fed secrets to the U.S. government about his dealings with Huawei after learning about the tech giant while working in 2009.
Baheshti said he found it ‘infuriating’ during one meeting with Huawei workers when he realized that the Chinese company was making a pitch ‘for analyzing the (Iranian) people and their behavior online.’
During his opening statement, Heberlig told jurors they would see through what he described as the prosecution’s unreliable witnesses and see that ‘the government’s claims don’t add up.’
He also said they’d find that some of the testimony against the company was fueled by ‘old grudges.’
He ridiculed prosecutors’ plans to display proof in the courtroom that a Huawei employee took photos of a rival company’s product at a trade show event, saying the government failed to mention that Huawei promptly fired the worker for the ‘foolish act.’
It wasn’t proof of a ‘companywide conspiracy,’ said Heberlig, who credited Huawei’s remarkable growth to its success in engineering, investment, innovation and competition.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, his administration raised national security concerns about Huawei and began lobbying Western allies against including the company’s products in their next-generation high-speed wireless networks.
The U.S. announced the criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded the allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. has engaged in ‘economic bullying’ and improperly used national security as a pretext for ‘oppressing Chinese companies.’
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Framing: The headline emphasizes Huawei facing a racketeering trial.
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal US trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges that Huawei and some subsidiaries did business in North Korea despite US sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers tried to get the broad criminal case dismissed, arguing the US allegations were too vague, some were 'impermissibly extraterritorial,' and did not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks but is banned from selling equipment to US carriers over security fears.
Huawei has been blacklisted by other Western allies like Canada and [other countries].
Huawei makes phones and other consumer electronics but has been cut off from other lines of business.
During President Donald Trump's first term, his administration raised national security concerns about Huawei and began lobbying Western allies against including its products in next-generation high-speed wireless networks.
The US announced the criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded the case.
Chinese officials said the US government has engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
US prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company known as Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of US sanctions.
They also charged its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, with fraud, saying she misled HSBC bank about the company's business dealings in Iran.
Meng, the daughter of Huawei's founder, was arrested in Canada in late 2018 on a US extradition request but released in September 2021 in a prisoner swap that freed two Canadians held by China and allowed her to return home.
Huawei struggled to hold onto its market share under sanctions that blocked its access to most US processor chips and other technology.
The limits led it to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other advanced technologies.
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of stealing technology, plotting to steal trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud.
The indictment alleges Huawei did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers argued the allegations were too vague and improperly extended American authority abroad.
Huawei said the prosecutors' narrative is 'demonstrably false'.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of wireless telecom gear but is banned from selling to U.S. carriers.
Huawei has been blacklisted by Canada and Britain.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
Prosecutors accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company named Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
CFO Meng Wanzhou was charged with fraud for misleading HSBC about Iran dealings.
Huawei struggled to hold onto market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips.
The limits led Huawei to ramp up its own development of computer chips and other technologies.
Framing: The headline emphasizes that Huawei faces a racketeering trial in New York, highlighting the legal jeopardy
Facts Included:
Huawei Technologies faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal U.S. trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud, among other crimes.
The indictment alleges that Huawei and some subsidiaries did business in North Korea despite sanctions and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations.
Huawei's lawyers have tried to get the case dismissed, arguing allegations were too vague, some were 'impermissibly extraterritorial,' and did not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks but is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers over security fears.
Huawei has been blacklisted by other Western allies like Canada and Britain.
During President Donald Trump's first term, the administration raised national security concerns about Huawei and began lobbying Western allies against including its products in next-generation wireless networks.
The U.S. announced criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded the allegations.
Chinese officials said the U.S. government engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies.'
U.S. prosecutors accused Huawei of using Hong Kong shell company Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of sanctions.
Authorities charged CFO Meng Wanzhou with fraud, saying she misled HSBC bank about the company's business dealings in Iran.
Meng was arrested in Canada in late 2018 on a U.S. extradition request but released in September 2021 in a prisoner swap that freed two Canadians held by China.
Huawei struggled to hold market share under sanctions blocking access to most U.S. processor chips and other technology.
Framing: Emphasizes the prosecutor's characterization of Huawei as a criminal enterprise at the trial's opening — Neutral, reporting the prosecution and defense statements
Facts Included:
US prosecutor Taylor Stout described Huawei as a criminal enterprise in opening statement at Brooklyn federal court on Sept 9
Stout said 'Theft, lies, cover-up' in the government's opening statement
Huawei is accused of conspiring to steal trade secrets from five US companies, including Cisco Systems and T-Mobile
Defense attorney Brian Heberlig said 'It's about competition, not conspiracy' and 'Huawei earned its success'
The case began in 2018 with an indictment charging Huawei and its CFO with bank fraud and sanctions violations related to Iran
The indictment expanded to include racketeering charges
Heberlig accused the government of 'cherry-picking isolated events'
Prosecutor accused Huawei of keeping its Iran work secret to launder US dollars and help Iranian government spy on citizens
Defense said there was no evidence Huawei knew dollar-clearing would violate US sanctions law
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver in 2018, fought extradition for nearly three years, and returned to China in a diplomatic agreement
The criminal case is based in part on Reuters reporting in 2012 and 2013 about ties between Huawei and Skycom
Framing: US government slams Huawei for alleged criminal activity as trial begins, with quoted accusations of theft, lies, and cover-up.
Facts Included:
The US Department of Justice has accused Huawei of conspiring to steal secrets from five US companies.
Huawei is accused of a prolonged campaign of theft, covering a 20 year period.
Admissions from Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, are set to be used as evidence in the trial.
Court proceedings have begun against Huawei in the United States.
Huawei has denied all accusations of industrial espionage, intellectual property, and any other wrongdoing.
Huawei is accused of stealing from companies including Cisco and T-Mobile.
Charges against Meng Wanzhou were dropped, but her evidence will be used in the case against Huawei.
Huawei is accused of stealing trade secrets and misappropriating intellectual property from T-Mobile US, Cisco Systems, Motorola, CNEX Labs, and Akhan Semiconductor.
Department of Justice trial attorney Taylor Stout stated: 'For 20 years […] Huawei, a massive Chinese telecommunications company, victimized American companies and abused the American financial system, all in an effort to dominate the telecommunications industry around the world.'
Defense attorney Brian Heberling said: 'Huawei earned its success. It's about competition, not conspiracy. Innovation, not theft. Ordinary business dealings, not criminal conduct.'
Huawei has been previously observed to have close ties with Skycom, a company that allegedly attempted to sell embargoed tech to an Iranian business.
Huawei is owned entirely by its staff, not state controlled.
Proceedings are expected to run for around three months after taking eight years to come to trial.
Framing: The headline emphasizes Huawei's upcoming trial in the U.S. over its business dealings with Iran. — The tone is measured and factual, presenting both the prosecution's allegations and Huawei's defense.
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Huawei Technologies faces trial in the U.S. over charges of defrauding HSBC and other banks regarding its business with Iran.
The case was secretly charged eight years ago by U.S. prosecutors.
Huawei also faces charges for conspiring to steal trade secrets from five U.S. technology companies.
Huawei is accused of lying about its dealings in North Korea and supplying surveillance equipment to Iran to track protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Tehran.
The trial is expected to last about three months and overlap with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Sept. 24 meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington.
Potential jurors have filled out 27-page questionnaires about their views on China's and Iran's.
Other charges include violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, money laundering, racketeering, wire fraud and obstruction.
Huawei has pleaded not guilty on all charges and denied any wrongdoing.
The criminal case is based in part on reporting by Reuters in 2012 and 2013 about close ties between Huawei and Skycom, a firm that operated in Iran.
Beijing has long criticized the case, saying it was part of a bigger campaign against China’s technological rise.
A Huawei spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday, "The government’s overarching narrative is demonstrably false."
Huawei has described the criminal case as an effort to undermine its competitiveness and the theft accusations as a repackaging of long-resolved commercial disputes.
If Huawei is convicted, prosecutors will seek the forfeiture of property or proceeds obtained from its illegal activity.
The case against the company was brought during the first Trump administration, which also took actions to curb the use of Huawei equipment in the U.S.
The U.S. said one bank, identified by sources and documents as HSBC, cleared more than US$100-million worth of dollar transactions related to the Iran business.
Prosecutors accused Meng of misrepresenting Huawei’s ownership and control of Skycom in a presentation to an HSBC executive.
Meng later admitted the statements were false, as part of an agreement with prosecutors to drop the charges against her.
Framing: Emphasizes the opening of the US racketeering trial and the prosecution's characterization of Huawei as a criminal enterprise. — Analytical and measured
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The United States opened its criminal case against Huawei in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday
Prosecutor Taylor Stout described two decades of conduct by Huawei as theft, lies and cover-up
Huawei's attorney Brian Heberlig told the jury the case is about competition, not conspiracy; innovation, not theft; ordinary business dealings, not criminal conduct
The indictment covers bank fraud, sanctions violations and racketeering, alongside allegations that Huawei stole trade secrets from five American companies including Cisco Systems and T-Mobile
Prosecutors point to operating system source code taken from Cisco routers and a robotic phone-testing device at T-Mobile (known internally as Tappy)
On the sanctions charges, the government alleges Huawei concealed its Iranian operations to move US dollars through the American financial system and help the Iranian government conduct surveillance
Huawei's answer is narrower than a denial: it says nothing shows the company knew that clearing those dollars would breach sanctions law
Charges against chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou were dismissed in 2022 under a deferred prosecution agreement, but a judge has held that the admissions she made can be used against the company
Huawei has argued for years that the campaign against it is industrial policy dressed as law enforcement
Framing: Trial against Huawei begins in New York, emphasizing the racketeering conspiracy charge — Measured, reporting both prosecution and defense statements without overt alarm or sympathy
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A racketeering conspiracy trial of Huawei Technologies began in New York on Wednesday
Federal prosecutors accused the company of stealing technology from American companies, abusing the U.S. financial system, and helping Iran snoop on its citizens
Huawei is the world's biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks but is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers
Huawei has been blacklisted by other Western allies, including Canada and Britain
Taylor Stout, a Department of Justice attorney, opened the government's case by telling the Brooklyn jury that Huawei committed multiple crimes over two decades
Defense attorney Brian Heberlig said prosecutors were basing their case on a smattering of anecdotes and bad behavior by a few employees
The first witness prosecutors called was Parham Baheshti, who grew up in Iran but moved to the U.S. to study and became a U.S. citizen in 2000
Baheshti testified that he fed secrets to the U.S. government about his dealings with Huawei
Baheshti said he found it 'infuriating' during one meeting with Huawei workers when he realized the company was making a pitch 'for analyzing the (Iranian) people and their behavior online'
Heberlig told jurors they would see through the prosecution's unreliable witnesses and see that 'the government's claims don't add up'
Heberlig said some testimony was fueled by 'old grudges'
He ridiculed prosecutors' plans to display proof that a Huawei employee took photos of a rival's product at a trade show, saying Huawei promptly fired the worker for the 'foolish act'
Heberlig credited Huawei's growth to its success in engineering, investment, innovation, and competition
Huawei makes phones and other consumer electronics, but it has been cut off from other lines of business
During President Donald Trump's first term, his administration raised national security concerns about Huawei and began lobbying Western allies against including the company's products
The U.S. announced the criminal charges in early 2019 and has since expanded the allegations
Chinese officials said the U.S. has engaged in 'economic bullying' and improperly used national security as a pretext for 'oppressing Chinese companies'
Framing: Headline emphasizes the prosecution's branding of Huawei as a criminal enterprise and the start of the US trial.
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A US prosecutor described China's Huawei as a criminal enterprise that stole from US companies to build its telecommunications empire.
The trial against the tech company kicked off in Brooklyn federal court.
Taylor Stout, a trial attorney from the US Department of Justice, said in the government's opening statement: 'Theft, lies, cover-up.'
Huawei conspired to steal trade secrets from five US companies, including operating system source code for internet routers from Cisco Systems and a robotic arm to test phones from T-Mobile.
Defense attorney Brian Heberlig said: 'It's about competition, not conspiracy. Innovation, not theft. Ordinary business dealings, not criminal conduct.'
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said 'the Chinese government firmly opposes the US side's suppression and containment of Chinese enterprises.'
The case against Huawei began in 2018 with an indictment charging the company and its chief financial officer with bank fraud and sanctions violations for allegedly misrepresenting its business in Iran.
In 2018, Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, was detained in Vancouver after being picked up on a US warrant.
The charges against Meng were dismissed in 2022 as part of a deferred prosecution agreement but admissions she made are set to be introduced as evidence at the trial, which is expected to last three months.
Framing: Emphasizes that Huawei is heading to trial in the US over its business dealings in Iran. — Measured and factual, with a mix of legal and geopolitical context.
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Huawei pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The trial is expected to last about three months.
Prosecutors accused Meng of misrepresenting Huawei's ownership of Skycom.
The trial will overlap with Xi Jinping's meeting with Trump on September 24.
Framing: Huawei's trial in the US over its business dealings in Iran — neutral and factual
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Huawei faces trial in the US over its business dealings in Iran
Huawei faces charges for conspiring to steal trade secrets from five technology companies
Huawei is accused of lying about its dealings in North Korea and supplying surveillance equipment to Iran to track protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Tehran
The trial is before U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly and is expected to last about three months
Other charges include violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, money laundering, racketeering, wire fraud and obstruction
Huawei has pleaded not guilty on all charges and denied any wrongdoing
The criminal case is based in part on reporting by Reuters in 2012 and 2013 about close ties between Huawei and Skycom, a firm that operated in Iran
A Huawei spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday, 'The government's overarching narrative is demonstrably false.'
The indictment covers alleged wrongdoing between about 1999 and 2020
The indictment accuses Huawei of using Skycom to obtain embargoed U.S. goods, technology and services for Huawei's Iran-based business
Prosecutors accused Meng of misrepresenting Huawei's ownership and control of Skycom in a presentation to an HSBC executive
Meng later admitted the statements were false, as part of an agreement with prosecutors to drop the charges against her
Framing: Emphasizes the trial's progression into its second day of testimony.
Framing: Trial shifts focus to alleged trade secret theft from Fujitsu
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A US government lawyer told federal jurors on the opening day that Huawei engaged in criminal activities to achieve 'growth at any cost'.
A lawyer for Huawei said the employee who photographed Fujitsu networking equipment after hours at a 2004 trade show was subsequently punished for the 'foolish act'.
Brian Heberlig, of US law firm Steptoe, said in his opening statement that the 2021 admission of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to violating US sanctions on Iran should not be viewed as a 'confession'.
The federal prosecution highlighted Meng's admission made 'under oath' as key evidence that Huawei became a leading telecoms company through 'theft, lies [and] cover-ups'.
Justice Department lawyer Taylor Stout told jurors that a 'culture of crime' had existed at Huawei for over 20 years, stemming from top leadership including founder Ren Zhengfei and his daughter Meng.
Framing: Huawei's trial in the US on racketeering charges after a long legal battle
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Huawei Technologies went on trial on Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, on criminal charges after eight years of legal wrangling with the US
The Shenzhen-based company has pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts, including bank fraud, wire fraud, trade secret theft, and racketeering
Judge Donnelly said: 'China and the Communist Party … are not on trial' and noted that the ongoing US-Iran conflict should not influence jurors' decisions
Federal prosecutors said in court documents filed with the Eastern District of New York that Huawei carried out a decades-long racketeering scheme to grow its worldwide business
Prosecutors accuse Huawei of engaging in intellectual property theft, violations of US sanctions on Iran and deceiving major banks about its Iran ties, all of which the company denies
Huawei Technologies' landmark criminal case enters its second day of testimony on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York.
US government lawyer told federal jurors on the opening day that Huawei engaged in criminal activities to achieve 'growth at any cost'.
Huawei lawyer Brian Heberlig of US law firm Steptoe said the 2021 admission of Meng Wanzhou to violating US sanctions on Iran should not be viewed as a 'confession'.
The admission was part of a 'negotiated statement of fact' reached with the US government, according to the defence lawyer.
Justice Department lawyer Taylor Stout told jurors that a 'culture of crime' had existed at Huawei for over 20 years, stemming from the top leadership including founder Ren Zhengfei and his daughter.
A courtroom sketch shows US District Judge Ann Donnelly presiding over the trial.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the trial's shift to allegations of trade secret theft from Fujitsu.
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A key witness is expected to testify on Thursday in the trial of Huawei Technologies' alleged theft of trade secrets from Fujitsu.
The trial is in Brooklyn, New York.
A US government lawyer told federal jurors that Huawei engaged in criminal activities to achieve 'growth at any cost'.
A lawyer for Huawei said that the employee who photographed Fujitsu networking equipment after hours at a 2004 trade show was subsequently punished for the 'foolish' act.
Brian Heberlig, of US law firm Steptoe, said in his opening statement that Meng Wanzhou's 2021 admission to violating US sanctions on Iran should not be viewed as a 'confession'.
Meng did not admit to deliberately deceiving any government officials or banks, or that anyone else at Huawei acted with criminal intent.
The admission was part of a 'negotiated statement of fact' reached with the US government.
Justice Department lawyer Taylor Stout told jurors that a 'culture of crime' had existed at Huawei for over 20 years, stemming from the top leadership including founder Ren Zhengfei and his daughter.
US District Judge Ann Donnelly is presiding over the trial.
Huawei Technologies went on trial on Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, on criminal charges after eight years of legal wrangling with the US
The Shenzhen-based company has pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts, including bank fraud, wire fraud, trade secret theft, and racketeering
Judge Donnelly said: 'China and the Communist Party … are not on trial' and noted that the ongoing US-Iran conflict should not influence jurors' decisions
Federal prosecutors said in court documents filed with the Eastern District of New York that Huawei carried out a decades-long racketeering scheme to grow its worldwide business
Prosecutors accuse Huawei of engaging in intellectual property theft, violations of US sanctions on Iran and deceiving major banks about its Iran ties, all of which the company denies
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ClaimHuawei Technologies went on trial on Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, on criminal charges after eight years of legal wrangling with the US government.
ClaimThe Shenzhen-based company has pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts, including bank fraud and sanctions violations related to Iran and North Korea.
ClaimThe trial marks one of the U.S. government's earliest and most closely watched battles against a Chinese company, and will play out as tech competition heats up between the two countries and Washington seeks to prevent American technology from aiding Beijing's military.
ClaimFederal prosecutors said in court documents filed with the Eastern District of New York that Huawei carried out a decades-long racketeering scheme to grow its worldwide business.
ClaimProsecutor Peter Stout said in his opening statement that Huawei stole a robotic arm from a U.S. company, and that there was video of an employee stealing it.
ClaimDefense attorney Brian Heberlig said the government was 'cherry-picking isolated events that should not be viewed as evidence of an overarching conspiracy that never existed'.
ClaimDefense attorney Brian Heberlig said that an incident in which an employee took unauthorized photos of a Fujitsu networking device at a trade show was a 'foolish act' by one employee who was 'promptly fired'.
ClaimWitness Parham Baheshti, who grew up in Iran but moved to the U.S., cooperated with the U.S. government about his dealings with Huawei after learning about the tech giant while working in 2009.
ClaimParham Baheshti said he found it 'infuriating' during one meeting with Huawei workers when he realized that the Chinese company was making a pitch 'for analyzing the (Iranian) people and their behavior online'.
ClaimThe limits led Huawei to ramp up its own chipmaking, and it has expanded into chipmaking as the boom in artificial intelligence fuels demand for microprocessors.
ClaimProsecutor Peter Stout told jurors that they would hear from people who caught Huawei red-handed trying to steal American tech, and that there was video of an employee stealing a robotic arm.
ClaimThe government's exhibits are router source code and a robot that tests phone screens, which was a T-Mobile device known as Tappy that was used to repeatedly tap a handset to see what broke.
ClaimWhat a conviction would supply is the thing the security case has always been short of: a finding of fact, tested in open court and subject to cross-examination, rather than an intelligence assessment nobody outside government gets to read.
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