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Huawei Executive Took Part in Sanctions Fraud, Prosecutors Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/technology/huawei-meng-wanzhou-fraud.html
On Friday, the details of the arrest and what led up to it came out in a Canadian courtroom.
At a bail hearing in Vancouver for Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei and a daughter of the company’s founder, Canadian prosecutors said she was accused of fraud. The heart of the charges related to how Ms. Meng may have personally participated in a scheme to trick American financial institutions into making transactions that violated United States sanctions against Iran, they said.
Ms. Meng had “direct involvement” with Huawei’s representations to banks, said John Gibb-Carsley, an attorney with Canada’s Justice Department.
The hearing shed light on an incident that has rattled the relationshipbetween the United States and China. While changing planes in Vancouver on Dec. 1, Ms. Meng was arrested at the behest of the United States, which has for years looked into potential ties between Huawei and the Chinese government or Communist Party.
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The banks were “victim institutions” of fraud by Ms. Meng, Mr. Gibb-Carsley said.
In 2013, articles by Reuters alleged that Huawei was using Skycom to do business in Iran, and had attempted to import American-made computer equipment into the country, in violation of sanctions. Several financial institutions asked Huawei if the allegations were true, Mr. Gibb-Carsley said.
At the time, Ms. Meng arranged a meeting with an executive from one of the financial institutions, he said. During the meeting, she spoke through an English interpreter and presented PowerPoint slides in Chinese, saying that Huawei operated in Iran in strict compliance with United States sanctions. Ms. Meng explained that Huawei’s engagement with Skycom was part of normal business operations and that Huawei had once held shares in Skycom but had since sold them.
Journalists outside the Vancouver courthouse where Ms. Meng appeared for a bail hearing.CreditDavid Ryder/Reuters
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Journalists outside the Vancouver courthouse where Ms. Meng appeared for a bail hearing.CreditDavid Ryder/Reuters
But there was no distinction between Skycom and Huawei, Mr. Gibb-Carsley said. Huawei operated Skycom as an unofficial subsidiary, making efforts to keep the connection between the companies secret.
officials released internal ZTE documents in which executives had described creating “cutoff companies” that would do business with Iran, North Korea and other nations placed under sanctions by the American government.
Mr. Gibb-Carsley argued against bail for Ms. Meng. He said that she had no strong ties in Canada and had vast financial resources, and that China had no extradition treaties with the United States or Canada.
An attorney for Ms. Meng, David Martin, offered two properties in Vancouver and a cash deposit to secure her bail. Ms. Meng would not breach a court order, Mr. Martin said. Doing so, he added, would “humiliate and embarrass her father, who she loves,” and embarrass Huawei’s thousands of employees. Ms. Meng’s father is Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder.
“She would not embarrass China itself,” Mr. Martin said.
The judge in the case is slated to rule on the bail request later on Friday.
Any extradition process can take weeks or months, depending on the rules of the country that arrests the suspect and whether the suspect chooses to fight the extradition request. The United States Justice Department must now present evidence to the Canadian court that supports its request and has 60 days from the arrest to make a full request for extradition.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/technology/huawei-meng-wanzhou-fraud.html
- Dec. 7, 2018
On Friday, the details of the arrest and what led up to it came out in a Canadian courtroom.
At a bail hearing in Vancouver for Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei and a daughter of the company’s founder, Canadian prosecutors said she was accused of fraud. The heart of the charges related to how Ms. Meng may have personally participated in a scheme to trick American financial institutions into making transactions that violated United States sanctions against Iran, they said.
Ms. Meng had “direct involvement” with Huawei’s representations to banks, said John Gibb-Carsley, an attorney with Canada’s Justice Department.
The hearing shed light on an incident that has rattled the relationshipbetween the United States and China. While changing planes in Vancouver on Dec. 1, Ms. Meng was arrested at the behest of the United States, which has for years looked into potential ties between Huawei and the Chinese government or Communist Party.
Subscribe to The New York Times
The banks were “victim institutions” of fraud by Ms. Meng, Mr. Gibb-Carsley said.
In 2013, articles by Reuters alleged that Huawei was using Skycom to do business in Iran, and had attempted to import American-made computer equipment into the country, in violation of sanctions. Several financial institutions asked Huawei if the allegations were true, Mr. Gibb-Carsley said.
At the time, Ms. Meng arranged a meeting with an executive from one of the financial institutions, he said. During the meeting, she spoke through an English interpreter and presented PowerPoint slides in Chinese, saying that Huawei operated in Iran in strict compliance with United States sanctions. Ms. Meng explained that Huawei’s engagement with Skycom was part of normal business operations and that Huawei had once held shares in Skycom but had since sold them.
Journalists outside the Vancouver courthouse where Ms. Meng appeared for a bail hearing.CreditDavid Ryder/Reuters
Image
Journalists outside the Vancouver courthouse where Ms. Meng appeared for a bail hearing.CreditDavid Ryder/Reuters
But there was no distinction between Skycom and Huawei, Mr. Gibb-Carsley said. Huawei operated Skycom as an unofficial subsidiary, making efforts to keep the connection between the companies secret.
officials released internal ZTE documents in which executives had described creating “cutoff companies” that would do business with Iran, North Korea and other nations placed under sanctions by the American government.
Mr. Gibb-Carsley argued against bail for Ms. Meng. He said that she had no strong ties in Canada and had vast financial resources, and that China had no extradition treaties with the United States or Canada.
An attorney for Ms. Meng, David Martin, offered two properties in Vancouver and a cash deposit to secure her bail. Ms. Meng would not breach a court order, Mr. Martin said. Doing so, he added, would “humiliate and embarrass her father, who she loves,” and embarrass Huawei’s thousands of employees. Ms. Meng’s father is Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder.
“She would not embarrass China itself,” Mr. Martin said.
The judge in the case is slated to rule on the bail request later on Friday.
Any extradition process can take weeks or months, depending on the rules of the country that arrests the suspect and whether the suspect chooses to fight the extradition request. The United States Justice Department must now present evidence to the Canadian court that supports its request and has 60 days from the arrest to make a full request for extradition.
