Huawei disputed claims of technology theft that the Wall Street Journal reported are being probed by federal prosecutors.
Sources told the Journal that the new inquiries into Huawei, including a subpoena from federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York, overlap with allegations of intellectual property theft previously uncovered in a Journal. Prosecutors are looking into Huawei's recruitment strategies from rival companies and alleged theft of technology from a Portuguese multimedia producer, according to the Journal.
In its statement, Huawei said it "categorically rejects" the claims by the producer, Rui Pedro Oliviera, and said he "is taking advantage of the current geopolitical situation. He is pushing a false narrative through the media in an attempt to capitalize on a dispute. This type of behavior should not be encouraged, nor should it be considered rational justification for a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Huawei also said "the U.S. government has been leveraging its political and diplomatic influence to lobby other governments to ban Huawei equipment." The company claimed the U.S.
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