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Super Micro contractor pleads guilty to AI server smuggling
A fixer for the server maker admitted to diverting two point five billion dollars of US AI chips to China in violation of export controls.
In brief
A fixer for the server maker admitted to diverting two point five billion dollars of US AI chips to China in violation of export controls. Ting-Wei Sun pleaded guilty to smuggling two point five billion dollars of Nvidia-powered servers to China by routing them through Southeast Asia, part of a scheme to evade US…
Fixer admits to server smuggling scheme
Ting-Wei 'Willy' Sun pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday to helping smuggle AI servers to China. He entered the plea as part of a deal with prosecutors.
Two point five billion dollar diversion
Prosecutors say Sun and others sent servers powered by Nvidia chips to a Southeast Asian company, then diverted them to customers in China. The chips were barred from sale to China by US export rules.
Guilty plea and co-founder's denial
Sun pleaded guilty to four counts including conspiracy to break export controls. Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan 'Wally' Liaw, charged in March, has pleaded not guilty and left the company's board.
The bottom line
Ting-Wei Sun pleaded guilty to smuggling two point five billion dollars of Nvidia-powered servers to China by routing them through Southeast Asia, part of a scheme to evade US export restrictions.
