A top Huawei Technologies executive’s admission that the Chinese telecoms company illegally conducted business in Iran can be used in the coming US trial against Huawei, according to a judge’s ruling filed in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday.Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou made the admission as part of a 2021 deal to dismiss the criminal charges she faced in the case. In a four-page statement of facts, Meng acknowledged lying to a financial institution about Huawei’s compliance with sanctions and export control law.“Meng was – and is still – Huawei Tech’s CFO,” US District Judge Ann Donnelly wrote in ruling that the statement was admissible at trial.
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Huawei CFO Meng’s admissions can be used against company at criminal trial, US judge rules
A US judge has ruled that admissions made by Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou can be used against the company in its upcoming criminal trial. Meng made these admissions as part of a 2021 agreement to dismiss charges against her.
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A US judge has ruled that admissions made by Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou can be used against the company in its upcoming criminal trial. Meng made these admissions as part of a 2021 agreement to dismiss charges against her. In a statement of facts, she acknowledged lying to a financial institution regarding Huawei's compliance with sanctions and export control laws related to business in Iran. US District Judge Ann Donnelly stated that because Meng was and remains Huawei's CFO, her statement is admissible evidence in the trial against the company. The ruling was filed in Brooklyn federal court.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou made the admission as part of a 2021 deal to dismiss criminal charges against her.
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A Huawei executive's admission that the company illegally conducted business in Iran can be used in the US trial against Huawei.
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