Overview

• The Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint on August 5 accusing Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang of exporting tens of millions of dollars in sensitive AI GPUs to China without required Commerce Department licenses.
• Prosecutors allege ALX Solutions Inc. arranged at least 21 shipments from October 2022 through July 2025, routing Nvidia H100 and PNY GeForce RTX 4090 cards through Singapore and Malaysia using mislabeling tactics and offshore payment channels including a $1 million transfer in January 2024.
• Federal agents searched ALX Solutions’ El Monte office and seized phones and documents revealing communications about slicing orders, switching freight forwarders and evading U.S. export controls.
• The seized hardware included Nvidia’s top-tier H100 accelerators and PNY RTX 4090 cards, both subject to Commerce Department licensing due to their use in advanced AI applications like self-driving vehicles and medical diagnostics.
• Chuan Geng, a lawful permanent resident, was released on $250,000 bond while Shiwei Yang, who overstayed her visa, remains detained with a detention hearing on August 12 and an arraignment scheduled for September 11.