Huawei Pleads Not Guilty in U.S. Case; Canada CFO Decision Looms

Company was arraigned in Seattle on trade-secret theft charges
Canada deadline Friday on CFO Meng’s extradition proceedings

Huawei pled not guilty to U.S. charges of stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile. Bloomberg’s Ramy Inocencio reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Natalie Obiko Pearson and Joel Rosenblatt

February 28, 2019 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated on

February 28, 2019 at 5:56 PM UTC

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Huawei Technologies Co. pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges of trade-secret theft, a day before the company learns if Canada will start extradition proceedings for its chief financial officer in a pivotal week that could see diplomatic tensions flare.

China’s biggest smartphone maker and its U.S. affiliate appeared in federal court in Seattle this morning to answer to charges that they engaged in a scheme to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile US Inc. and also committed wire fraud and obstruction of justice. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez and a trial was scheduled for March 2, 2020.