Huawei’s French Offices Searched by Financial Prosecutors

(Bloomberg) — Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the Chinese wireless equipment maker, said its offices in France were searched as part of a preliminary investigation by French financial prosecutors.

The probe is into suspicions of atteinte à la probité, a justice ministry official said on Thursday, referring to a catch-all term that could include corruption, misuse of public funds or peddling influence among other infractions. He declined to give further details.