Overview
- Federal prosecutors charged two U.S. citizens and two Chinese nationals with conspiring to illegally export controlled Nvidia GPUs and HPE supercomputers to China without licenses.
- The indictment alleges use of Tampa-based front company Janford Realtor LLC and third‑country routing through Malaysia and Thailand to conceal final delivery to China.
- Prosecutors say about 400 Nvidia A100 GPUs were exported in 2024–2025, and attempts to send 10 HPE systems with H100s and 50 H200 GPUs were disrupted by law enforcement.
- Authorities arrested Hon Ning “Mathew” Ho and Jing “Harry” Chen in Florida, Brian Curtis Raymond in Alabama, and Cham “Tony” Li in California; Ho and Chen are detained, Raymond was released on bond, and Li awaits a detention ruling.
- Investigators cite nearly $3.89 million in wire transfers funding the operation and seek forfeiture of 50 H200 GPUs, as HSI, DCIS, and the Commerce Department’s BIS lead the case that has prompted renewed calls to pass the Chip Security Act.