U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly on Tuesday refused to dismiss most of the Justice Department’s 16-count criminal indictment against Huawei Technologies, ensuring the Chinese telecom-equipment maker will stand trial in Brooklyn federal court. Huawei had moved to throw out 13 counts, calling itself “a prosecutorial target in search of a crime,” but the judge said prosecutors had alleged sufficient facts to proceed. The indictment accuses Huawei and several subsidiaries of running a years-long racketeering scheme that stole trade secrets from six American companies, committed bank fraud and violated U.S. sanctions. Prosecutors say the company hid its dealings in Iran through Skycom, a Hong Kong affiliate that allegedly moved more than $100 million through the U.S. financial system. Huawei has pleaded not guilty. The criminal case, filed in 2018, once included Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who was released from Canadian custody in 2021 and had her charges dismissed in 2022. A jury trial is set for May 4 2026 and could last several months. The ruling prolongs a legal battle that has run parallel to U.S. export curbs imposed on Huawei since 2019 over national-security concerns the company denies.