US charges alleged Chinese spies in Huawei case
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US prosecutors charged two alleged Chinese spies with interference in a criminal investigation against Chinese telecom giant Huawei, court documents showed on Monday.
The men were accused of attempting to extract confidential information about witnesses, trial evidence and possible new charges in the Huawei case.
Prosecutors allege one of them paid about $61,000 (€62,000) in cash, bitcoin and jewelery to a person they believed was a cooperator, but was actually working as a double agent for the United States.
The unnamed recruit, who is referred to only as "GE-1," was working under FBI supervision, the complaint said. They allegedly supplied the defendants with what appeared to be classified information about plans to arrest two of the company's China-based executives and legal strategies.
Huawei was charged in February 2020 with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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