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WSJ Tech News Briefing · Wednesday, September 9, 2026

U.S. Prosecutors Begin Huawei Trade Secret Trial

U.S. prosecutors will deliver their opening statements today in Brooklyn for a criminal trial against technology giant Huawei. The company is accused of systematically stealing trade secrets from American companies and misleading banks about its business dealings in Iran and North Korea. This marks a rare instance where U.S. prosecutors are putting a corporation on trial, rather than individual employees.

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U.S. prosecutors will make their opening statements today in Brooklyn.
Imani Moise
In a case that accuses technology giant Wallway of systematically stealing trade secrets from American companies and misleading banks about its business in Iran and North Korea.
Imani Moise
It's a rare instance of U.S. prosecutors putting a corporation, but none of its employees, on criminal trial.
Imani Moise
Heard on WSJ Tech News Briefing — “TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Prosecutors to Deliver Opening Statements in Huawei Criminal Trial, published Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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