US Judge Sets January 2026 for Huawei Criminal Case

Published on April 5, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) criminal case against China’s Huawei Technologies has been scheduled for January 2026 after negotiations on settlement ended in “an impasse,” according to reports. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Solomon said at a status conference in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday that “it would be prudent to schedule a trial date,” given that settlement discussions resulted in an impasse. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly, who presides over the case, set January 2026 as “a placeholder” for the trial. Prosecutors said the trial could last about four to six months, Reuters reported. Huawei’s lawyer said the company has a pending motion to split the case, seeking to separate the bank fraud charges from trade secret theft allegations. However, U.S. authorities suggested that the charges were linked....

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