Pair allegedly tried to bribe law enforcement official as part of effort to gain inside information about DoJ’s criminal case

Two Chinese intelligence officers tried to bribe a US law enforcement official as part of an effort to obtain inside information about a criminal case against the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, federal prosecutors alleged in an indictment unsealed on Monday.

The move to unmask the espionage operation – and charge the two agents with obstruction of justice – amounts to an escalation by the justice department after it accused Huawei in February 2020 of conducting racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets.

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