Huawei has not violated a court order by sharing information with Meng Wanzhou, says US judge
- Huawei and Meng were indicted for bank fraud and other crimes, and Meng was arrested on a US warrant in Vancouver in 2018
- Meng is accused of defrauding HSBC by lying to the bank about Huawei’s business dealings in Iran
A US judge on Monday found that Huawei Technologies Co. had not violated a court order by sharing certain information with its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who is using the information to help fight her extradition from Canada.
But US District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn, New York, warned Huawei lawyers: “be careful with your filings.”
Lawyers for Huawei were summoned to the court after US prosecutors accused the company of improperly sharing materials the government disclosed in the criminal case against the company with Meng, who is also charged but considered a fugitive.
Huawei and Meng were indicted for bank fraud and other crimes, and Meng was arrested on a US warrant in Vancouver in December 2018. The case has strained ties between the United States, China and Canada.
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Second Canadian, Michael Kovrig, on trial behind closed doors in China on spying charges
The material in the US case is being gathered as part of a global hunt for evidence by Huawei and Meng, to help thwart her extradition.