"The Department of Justice charged Chinese national Stanley Yi Zheng of Hong Kong alongside US citizens Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English with conspiracy to violate export controls and smuggling laws."
"English allegedly ordered 750 servers for approximately $170 million from Company-1 (Supermicro) in October that year, claiming to act on behalf of a Thai client."
"The California-based manufacturer of the computer chips (Nvidia) reviewed the order, but it couldn't verify the ultimate buyer for its products in Thailand and the purchase was not completed."
The US Department of Justice charged Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English with conspiracy to violate export controls and smuggling laws. They allegedly attempted to purchase Nvidia GPUs worth millions from a California-based company for illegal shipment to China via Thailand. The conspiracy began in May 2023, with English ordering 750 servers, 600 of which required a license for export to China. Supermicro and Nvidia became suspicious of the order's destination, leading to the investigation and charges.
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