US EditionDOJ Charges 3 in $2.5B Scheme to Smuggle AI Servers to China
Three charged with conspiring to divert $2.5 billion of U.S.-made AI servers to China bypassing export controls, with $510 million shipped in a six-week span in 2025, DOJ says.
- Yih-Shyan Liaw, a co-founder of Super Micro Computer, resigned from the board following his indictment on charges of smuggling Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China.
- Prosecutors allege Liaw, Ruei-Tsang Chang, and Ting-Wei Sun diverted $2.5 billion worth of servers to China using pass-through entities in Southeast Asia and 'dummy' hardware to bypass export controls.
- Authorities arrested Liaw in California on Thursday and released him on bail; Sun remains in custody awaiting a hearing while Chang remains at large.
- Super Micro shares plummeted 33% following the indictment, and the company appointed DeAnna Luna, an executive from Intel, as acting chief compliance officer.
- Jay Clayton, Attorney for the Southern District of New York, warned that diversion schemes pose a 'direct threat to national security,' requiring swift action on sensitive technology crimes.
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They accused Super Micro of evading controls for US$2.5 billion.They used middlemen in Asia and fake equipment to trick inspections.The scandal sank the shares of a key AI company.
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