Key facts
- Huawei will go to trial in a New York court on charges of evading U.S. sanctions and stealing intellectual property.
- The trial begins more than eight years after the initial charges were filed.
- A US district judge ruled that the indictment contained sufficient allegations of trade secret theft and bank fraud.
- Prosecutors allege Huawei controlled Skycom, a company that conducted business in Iran, violating US sanctions.
- Huawei is accused of misleading banks regarding its dealings in Iran.
Huawei is set to face a trial in a New York court, with jury selection beginning this month, over allegations of evading U.S. sanctions and stealing intellectual property. The trial comes more than eight years after the Chinese technology conglomerate was first charged.
A US district judge has rejected Huawei's bid to dismiss most of the federal criminal charges against it, including allegations of technology theft and sanctions violations. US District Judge Ann Donnelly ruled that the 16-count indictment contained sufficient allegations that Huawei stole trade secrets from six US companies and committed bank fraud.
The US alleges that Huawei controlled Skycom, a Hong Kong-based company that conducted business in Iran in violation of US sanctions. Huawei is also accused of misleading banks about its dealings in Iran, with prosecutors finding satisfactory allegations that Skycom operated as Huawei's Iranian subsidiary and benefited from over $100 million in money transfers through the US financial system.
The trial, originally scheduled for January 2026, has been postponed to May 4, 2026. Huawei had previously sought to have 13 of the 16 counts dropped, arguing they were part of the US Justice Department's 'China Initiative,' which was created in 2018 to prosecute individuals and companies linked to China over alleged trade secret theft. The company has pleaded not guilty.