The U.S. Department of Justice charged Huawei with conspiracy to steal trade secrets and to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The defendants included in today’s 16-count superseding indictment are Huawei Device Co. Ltd. and four official and unofficial subsidiaries. Huawei s Chief Financial Officer Wanzhou Meng is also introduced as a defendant. The new charges relate to the company’s alleged decades-long efforts to steal intellectual property from six US tech companies.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-huawei-with-conspiracy-to-steal-trade-secrets-racketeering/