Chinese equipment maker Huawei was re-charged on Thursday in New York, to add the charge of theft of industrial secrets, which comes on top of the first prosecutions for violation of American sanctions against Iran.
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Brooklyn federal prosecutor Richard Donoghue says in the charge document that Huawei implemented an internal policy in 2013 encouraging its employees to " steal confidential information from competitors ".
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