U.S. charges two Chinese men over plot to obstruct Huawei probe

Justice Department issues arrest warrants for the pair

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The company is not named in the charging documents, though the references make clear that it's Huawei.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two men suspected of being Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a U.S. criminal investigation and prosecution of Chinese tech giant Huawei, according to court documents unsealed Monday.

The two men, Guochun He and Zheng Wang, are accused of trying to direct a person with the U.S. government whom they believed was a cooperator to provide confidential information about the Justice Department's investigation, including about witnesses, trial evidence and potential new charges. One of the defendants paid about $61,000 for the information, the Justice Department said.

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