Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Huawei founder Zhengfei is accused of fraud with a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison

The Charges:
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges Meng allowed SkyCom, an unofficial Huawei subsidiary, to do business in Iran, violating U.S. sanctions against the country and misleading American financial institutions in the process.
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges Meng allowed SkyCom, an unofficial Huawei subsidiary, to do business in Iran, violating U.S. sanctions against the country and misleading American financial institutions in the process.
What???
First it was to ban the Huawei and ZTE phones and modems
Reason given - security threat
Real reason - because Huawei was emerging as the leader in 5G
Second: It was that the company stole intellectual property. how can the Asian mind invent? So it must be theft. (Remember Microsoft products are generally re-engineered from others' products: Excel from Lotus. The difference was the vast number of Asians employed advanced MS products to next level)
Third: And now it is fraudulently violated Iran sanctions!!
The general opinion is these charges can be fought in US Courts and the Feds want to avoid the courts. And so, to keep her hostage we shouldn't be surprised if the next charge on her has to do with military secrets like providing missile guidance system to NK.
Anything can happen.
Edited by
jaish
on Tue 05/14/19 02:16 AM