Huawei CFO Meng’s admissions can be used against company at criminal trial, US judge rules

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A US federal judge has ruled that admissions made by Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou regarding the company's illegal business dealings in Iran can be used against Huawei in its upcoming criminal trial. Meng's acknowledgments were part of a 2021 deal to dismiss charges against her.

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...