Singapore court grants bail to trio accused in $390 million Nvidia chip smuggling case

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A Singapore court has granted bail to three men accused of illegally smuggling high-performance Nvidia chips, reports Reuters. The case involves an alleged $390 million fraud linked to unauthorized exports of servers containing these chips to Malaysia. The individuals charged are Singaporeans Aaron Woon Guo Jie and Alan Wei Zhaolun, along with Chinese national Li Ming.

Prosecutors allege that they deceived major U.S. technology suppliers, including Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer, by misrepresenting the final destination of high-performance servers equipped with advanced Nvidia chips. These servers were purportedly diverted to unauthorized locations, raising concerns about potential breaches of U.S. export restrictions designed to prevent certain technologies from reaching specific nations.

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