Overview

• The accused include Singaporeans Aaron Woon Guo Jie and Alan Wei Zhaolun, and Chinese national Li Ming, charged with smuggling Nvidia chips valued at $390 million.
• Prosecutors allege the trio deceived suppliers like Dell and Super Micro by misrepresenting the end destinations of high-performance servers containing Nvidia chips.
• The servers were allegedly exported to Malaysia, with investigations ongoing to determine if they ultimately reached unauthorized locations, potentially bypassing U.S. export restrictions.
• Bail was set at S$800,000 ($600,000) and S$600,000 ($450,000) for the Singaporeans, and S$1 million ($750,000) for the Chinese national, with conditions including travel restrictions and electronic monitoring.
• Authorities in Singapore and international partners are investigating the broader smuggling network, emphasizing the importance of compliance in global technology supply chains.