What a RICO charge means for Huawei
Why is a law normally employed by federal prosecutors to rein in organized crime being used to charge a tech company? The US government is accusing Huawei of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act—known as RICO—adding to the existing list of criminal charges against the Chinese telecom giant. In a superseding indictment unsealed last week (Feb. 13), the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Huawei and two American subsidiaries with conspiracy to violate the anti-racketeering law, as well as conspiracy to steal trade secrets from six US tech companies.