A US judge has decided that Huawei must stand trial on charges of 'attempting to steal information from US companies' and 'selling surveillance equipment to sanctioned Iran'

In a 16-count lawsuit filed in 2019 against Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei, including charges of stealing trade secrets from American rivals and selling surveillance equipment to sanctioned Iran, Judge Ann Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York found the majority of the charges against the company and denied Huawei's motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The dismissal of the lawsuit means Huawei will now face legal action in the United States.

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Huawei had filed motions to dismiss 16 counts of theft, extortion, wire and bank fraud, and other crimes. The charges include that Huawei and its subsidiaries conspired to steal secrets from American rivals, and that they conducted business with Iran by selling surveillance equipment to the country despite it being subject to U.S. economic sanctions.

In connection with the sale of equipment to Iran, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in late 2018 on suspicion of fraud for misleading megabank HSBC, and was released in September 2021 in exchange for two Canadians arrested in China.

Judge Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York found sufficient evidence to dismiss Huawei's complaint on six counts of data theft, bank fraud and brand extortion.

Judge Donnelly said prosecutors had made a strong case that a company involved in selling equipment to Iran, called Skycom, operated as a subsidiary of Huawei in Iran and ultimately stood to profit from the transfer of more than $100 million through the American financial system.

The trial is scheduled to run for several months from May 4, 2026.

Neither Huawei nor its lawyers have commented on the dismissal of the complaint.

Government attorney Joseph Nocera also declined to comment.