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LEGAL WOES THE DECEMBER ARRESTof Huawei chief

financial officer Meng Wanzhou at an

airport in Vancouver was shocking in its own right. Here

was a top-ranking executive of a global technology

company—and the daughter of the founding chairman,

no less—being hauled off like a common criminal on

nonspecific charges related to alleged violations of laws

involving U.S. sanctions against doing business in Iran.

More shocking still was that Meng, now out on bail

pending a U.S. extradition request, was just one of

many high-profile executives who lately found

Hot Under the

White Collar

Around the globe, prosecutors seem to have

a growing appetite for holding corporate

leaders accountable. What’s driving the shift?

By Adam Lashinsky

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