Economic & Finance Report
On Monday, January 28, 2019, the United States Attorney General Department, indicted Hauwei Technologies with 13 counts of banking fraud, wire transfer fraud, and violating Iranian sanctions imposed by the United States.
Hauwei Technologies Ltd. (the biggest global telecom equipment maker and provider) have been accused of misleading authorities of its relationship with subsidiary banks that had connections with Iran, as well as stealing technology trade secrets for USA companies, such as T-Mobile. The charges were filed in the state of Washington.
US authorities have accused the CFO of Hauwei, Weng Wanzhau as being the mastermind of the schemes that have played out in the federal indictment charges.
Weng & Hauwei Technologies Ltd deny the charges put forth by the US. -SB