A contractor linked to Super Micro Computer pleaded guilty in a scheme to illegally export computer servers containing advanced NVIDIA AI chips to China, according to court documents and reports from Reuters and Bloomberg.
Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun pleaded guilty to four counts, including conspiracies to violate US export controls, smuggle goods, defraud the country, and obstruct justice. The plea took place on October 9, 2026, in Manhattan federal court.
The scheme, which began around October 2023, involved the diversion of approximately $2.5 billion in US AI technology to China. Servers were sent to a company in Southeast Asia and then redirected to Chinese customers.
Super Micro stated it was not a defendant in the case and that the situation did not affect its operations. Others involved include co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, who has been arrested.
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