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The Justice Department announced in January 2019 that Huawei's CFO Wanzhou Meng was charged with bank fraud and wire fraud.

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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Claim made by
US Department of Justice, regulator statement
Published
28 January 2019
Original
Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Charged With Financial Fraud
Evidence score
87 How it was scored
Last reviewed
25 October 2026

Why this label

The 2019 announcement was accurate at the timeS1. In September 2021 Meng entered a deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to the accuracy of a four-page statement of factsS3. The department withdrew its extradition requestS3. Reuters reported in December 2022 that Judge Ann Donnelly dismissed the indictment against her with prejudiceS4. She no longer faces these charges. The agreed statement of facts is not a conviction. The charges against Huawei itself stayed pending and went to trial in 2026S5.

Current procedural position

Deferred prosecution agreement entered on 24 September 2021S3. Indictment against Meng dismissed with prejudice, reported on 2 December 2022S4. Final.

Record supporting the assessment

has agreed to the accuracy of a four-page statement of facts
S3 Tier A US Department of Justice, Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Admits to Misleading Global Financial Institution, 24 September 2021
with prejudice
S4 Tier C Reuters, republished by Grainews, U.S. judge dismisses indictment against Huawei executive, 2 December 2022

Conflicting or limiting record

charged with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud
S1 Tier A US Department of Justice, Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Charged With Financial Fraud, 28 January 2019

Evidence score: 87 of 100

The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.

ComponentPointsMaxReason
Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition?2530A DOJ release on the DPA and a Reuters report on the dismissal.
DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts?1820Both state the agreement and the dismissal.
CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point?1215The DPA terms and the reported dismissal agree with each other.
Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes?1315A dismissal with prejudice is final, but the order itself was not read.
CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments?1010No later revival is possible after dismissal with prejudice.
ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment?910The release and the report are public online.
Total87100

Timeline

  1. Charges announcedS1
  2. Meng enters a deferred prosecution agreementS3
  3. Reuters reports dismissal of her indictment with prejudiceS4

Related cases

  • United States v. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., et al.US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Criminal. 18-CR-457 (AMD).Stage: Jury trial under way since 9 September 2026 before Judge Ann M. Donnelly. Verdict pending as of 25 October 2026S7.
    • Two sanctions counts dropped in a pre-trial filing, as reportedS5. The docket entry was not reachable.
    • Trial opensS6S7

Revision history

  • Assessment first published with label Outdated.

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Sources

  1. S3Tier A Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Admits to Misleading Global Financial InstitutionUS Department of Justice. Regulator press release. 24 September 2021.Supports the CFO's deferred prosecution agreement and agreed statement of facts. It does not state the dismissal date.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
  2. S4Tier C U.S. judge dismisses indictment against Huawei executiveReuters, republished by Grainews. Press report. 2 December 2022.Report by Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel on the dismissal with prejudice and Huawei's not-guilty plea. The dismissal order was not read.
  3. S1Tier A Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Charged With Financial FraudUS Department of Justice. Regulator press release. 28 January 2019.Supports the 2019 charges, their status as allegations and the docket number 18-CR-457 (AMD). It does not cover the separate trade secret case or later events.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
  4. S5Tier C Huawei goes on trial in US for racketeering after nearly decade of litigationSouth China Morning Post, republished by The Star. Press report. 10 September 2026.Reports jury selection from 8 September 2026, a pre-trial filing dated 4 September 2026 dropping two counts, 12 remaining counts and Huawei statements. No individual byline is shown. The filing itself was not read.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
  5. S6Tier C Huawei racketeering trial opens in New York with duelling accountsAssociated Press, republished by The Gleaner. Press report. 11 September 2026.Associated Press report on opening statements by both sides. No individual reporter is named. It does not report any verdict.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
  6. S7Tier C Why have US prosecutors labelled China’s Huawei a criminal enterprise?Al Jazeera, with AP and Reuters. Press report. 20 September 2026.Reports the trial start on 9 September 2026, the not-guilty plea and an expected length of about three months. It reports no verdict.Link working, checked 25 October 2026

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