U.S. Court Rejects Huawei’s Bid to Dismiss Indictment — Trial Set for May, 2026

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese company founded by Ren Zhengfei in September 1987 is one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world. A U.S. judge has ruled that Huawei Technologies, must face criminal charges in a case alleging it stole technology and engaged in racketeering, wire and bank fraud and other crimes. Judge Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday, July 1 declined Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., bid to dismiss 13 alleged charges in a 16-count federal indictment against the company In January, 2019, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced criminal charges against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. According to the announcement, Federal Crimes were alleged against the company, its affiliate in Iran, and a subsidiary in the United States. The charges included theft of intellectual property of an American company, T-Mobile's "Tappy" robot, in an attempt to undermine the free and fair global m...