Legal Docket by CourtListener: United States v. Huawei Technologies Co., LTD (1:18-cr-00457)
On January 28, 2019, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, two Huawei affiliates, and its Chief Financial Officer, Wanzhou Meng as part of its "China Initiative." The case was filed in the U.S. District Court of Eastern District of New York on August 22, 2018. Meng, a Chinese national, was arrested in Canada on December 1, 2018 and faced extradition to the U.S. for the past three years. She was charged for bank and wire frauds.
On September 24, 2021 at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court, which Meng attended virtually from Canada, the U.S. government moved to dismiss the charges against Meng under a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) which will end in December 2022. Meng pleaded not guilty to the charges in the hearing. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly accepted the DPA. A Canadian judge later signed Meng's order of discharge, vacating her bail conditions and allowing her to go free. Meng returned to China on the same day.
Links and References
2021/09/24 Reuters: Huawei CFO leaves Canada after U.S. agreement on fraud charges, detained Canadians head home
Reuters: Key events in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
2019/01/28 Department of Justice: Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Charged with Financial Fraud
2018/12/05 Reuters: Top Huawei executive arrested on U.S. request, clouding China trade truce
On September 24, 2021 at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court, which Meng attended virtually from Canada, the U.S. government moved to dismiss the charges against Meng under a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) which will end in December 2022. Meng pleaded not guilty to the charges in the hearing. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly accepted the DPA. A Canadian judge later signed Meng's order of discharge, vacating her bail conditions and allowing her to go free. Meng returned to China on the same day.
Links and References
2021/09/24 Reuters: Huawei CFO leaves Canada after U.S. agreement on fraud charges, detained Canadians head home
Reuters: Key events in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
2019/01/28 Department of Justice: Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Charged with Financial Fraud
2018/12/05 Reuters: Top Huawei executive arrested on U.S. request, clouding China trade truce