Justice Dept: Huawei exec poised to resolve criminal charges
ABC News
The chief financial officer of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies is preparing to resolve the criminal charges against her
NEW YORK -- U.S. prosecutors are prepared to resolve criminal charges against the chief financial officer of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies, the Justice Department disclosed Friday in a letter to a federal judge in New York.
The details of the resolution of the case against Meng Wanzhou were expected to be revealed at a court hearing Friday afternoon in Brooklyn. It could conclude a yearslong legal and geopolitical tussle that involved not only the U.S. and China, but also Canada, where Meng has remained since her arrest there in December 2018.
A spokesperson for Huawei declined to comment. Lawyers for Meng and the company did not return messages.
The Trump administration's Justice Department unsealed criminal charges in 2019, just before a crucial two-day round of trade talks between the U.S. and China, that accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and said Meng had committed fraud by misleading banks about the company's business dealings in Iran.
