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#HappeningNow: #FBI Director Wray joins @TheJusticeDept and other law enforcement partners in announcing a national security law enforcement action. justice.gov/live
Director Wray: The charges unsealed today are the result of years of investigative work by the #FBI and our law enforcement partners.
Director Wray: Both sets of charges expose Huawei’s brazen and persistent actions to exploit American companies and financial institutions, and to threaten the free and fair global marketplace.
Director Wray: Huawei and its senior executives repeatedly refused to respect the laws of the United States and standard international business practices.
Director Wray: Huawei also intentionally and systematically sought to steal valuable intellectual property from an American company, so it could circumvent hard-earned, time-consuming research and gain an unfair market advantage.
Director Wray: There is no place for this criminal behavior in our country or any other committed to the rule of law. The prosperity that drives our economic security is inherently linked to our national security.
Director Wray: As Americans, we should all be concerned about the potential for any company beholden to a foreign government – especially one that doesn’t share our values – to burrow into the American telecommunications market.
Director Wray: Today’s charges serve as a warning that the FBI does not – and will not – tolerate businesses that violate our laws, obstruct our justice, and jeopardize our national security.
Director Wray: This announcement would not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of scores of #FBI personnel in our Counterintelligence and Criminal Investigative Divisions, and in our @NewYorkFBI, @FBIDallas, and @FBISeattle field offices.
Director Wray: I would also like to thank our law enforcement partners in Canada for their continued and invaluable assistance to the United States on law enforcement matters like this one.
