Taiwan indicts nine over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China
Prosecutors said the group used false documents and staged inspections to move 74 B300 servers to Chinese buyers and tried to export 56 more.
- On Monday, the Keelung District Prosecutors Office indicted nine individuals, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro, for smuggling 74 AI servers containing Nvidia chips to China.
- Washington has restricted advanced chip exports to China since 2022, prompting Taiwan to tighten controls; defendants bypassed rigorous internal procedures by routing 50 servers through Indonesia and eight via Japan.
- Authorities seized an additional 56 servers at Taiwan's border; eight defendants face charges of breach of trust and forging documents, while three are charged with embezzlement.
- Sentencing requests reach up to five years in jail for seven defendants, as prosecutors stated the scheme "increased corporate compliance costs" and "severely damaged the nation's international image."
- Legislative gaps in Taiwan's criminal law complicate prosecution; illegal export of such servers is not a specific criminal offense, forcing prosecutors to rely on alternative laws.
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Taiwan Indicts 9 Over Alleged Illegal Export of Nvidia Servers to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Authorities have indicted a senior partner manager at Nvidia’s Taiwan unit, along with eight others, for allegedly taking part in a scheme to export servers with advanced Nvidia chips to China. The Keelung District Prosecutor’s Office announced the nine indictments on Aug. 24, saying that Nvidia’s senior partner manager surnamed Chang, who worked in distribution, was the “central figure” in the alleged scheme. Two other defendant…
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