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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Manzon

FBI Charges Super Micro Insiders for Using Fake Documents and Shell Companies to Send Nvidia Chips to China

Between 2024 and 2025, $2.5 billion of Super Micro servers were purchased, with over $510 million diverted to China in three weeks. (Credit: Super Micro)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) on Thursday for allegedly leading a scheme that used fabricated documents, dummy servers, and a Southeast Asian pass-through company to funnel billions of dollars' worth of restricted AI servers packed with Nvidia chips to buyers in China.

Yih-Shyan 'Wally' Liaw, 71, who co-founded the San Jose-based server maker in 1993 and served on its board as Senior Vice President of Business Development, was taken into custody in California and later released on bail.

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