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A professor accused of stealing technology for Huawei Technologies Co. pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal agents, ending a chapter in the Justice Department’s investigation into both the giant Chinese firm and allegedly illegal actions by China-linked academics in the U.S. Last fall, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged the professor, Bo Mao , with conspiring to commit wire fraud, accusing him of using his position as an academic researcher at University of Texas-Arlington to secretly advance Huawei’s technology. As part of the plea, that count will be dismissed. Mr. Mao admitted to lying to federal agents about whether anyone...
