A 10-count indictment unsealed today in the Western District of
Washington State charges Huawei Device Co., Ltd. and Huawei Device Co.
USA with theft of trade secrets conspiracy, attempted theft of trade
secrets, seven counts of wire fraud, and one count of obstruction of
justice.
The indictment, returned by a grand jury on January 16,
details Huawei’s efforts to steal trade secrets from Bellevue,
Washington based T-Mobile USA and then obstruct justice when T-Mobile
threatened to sue Huawei in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
The alleged
conduct described in the indictment occurred from 2012 to 2014, and
includes an internal Huawei announcement that the company was offering
bonuses to employees who succeeded in stealing confidential information
from other companies. more
