Supermicro co-founder pleads not guilty to smuggling billions of dollars of Nvidia servers to China — suspected smuggler released on $5 million bond
Supermicro co-founder pleads not guilty to smuggling billions of dollars of Nvidia servers to China — suspected smuggler released on $5 million bond
Super Micro Computer co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court to charges that he helped illegally divert billions of dollars' worth of Nvidia-powered servers to China, Bloomberg reported. Co-defendant Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun, an outside contractor described by prosecutors as a "fixer" in the smuggling scheme, also entered a not-guilty plea at the hearing before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos.
Liaw has been released on a $5 million bond, while Sun's lawyer told the judge that he's negotiating a bail package with prosecutors. The third defendant, Ruei-Tsang "Steven" Chang, a former general manager in Super Micro's Taiwan office, is not in U.S. custody. Judge Ramos set a November 2 trial date for the case.
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Super Micro itself isn’t named as a defendant in the indictment, but acknowledged that the three accused individuals are "associated" with the company in an official statement. The server maker called the alleged conduct a violation of its internal policies and said it maintains a compliance program covering U.S. export and re-export control laws. Nvidia also distanced itself from the scheme, telling Tom's Hardware that strict compliance is a priority and that it does not provide service or support for unlawfully diverted systems.
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