# 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.
- Title: Super Micro contractor pleads guilty to AI server smuggling
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: super micro computer, ting-wei sun, ai servers, export controls, china, nvidia chips, smuggling, technology, startups, Super, Micro, contractor
- Source: The Next Web — https://thenextweb.com/news/super-micro-case-fixer-pleads-guilty-to-sending-ai-servers-to-china
- Author: Ana Maria Constantin
- Published: 2026-10-10T08:51:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: super micro computer, ting-wei sun, ai servers, export controls, china, nvidia chips, smuggling, technology, startups
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.