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Elizabeth H. Volk

Super Micro Computer Stock is Set for Its Worst Day Since 2024 on Nvidia Smuggling Charges

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) stock is plunging in premarket trading this Friday, down 24% ahead of the bell after criminal charges were unsealed by U.S. attorneys against its co-founder Yih-Shyan Wally Liaw and two associates for allegedly orchestrating a $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle advanced AI servers containing Nvidia (NVDA) processors to China in violation of federal export control laws. The alleged conspiracy, which operated between 2024 and 2025, employed sophisticated circumvention tactics including the removal of serial numbers and labels, staged dummy units for inspections, and routing shipments through Southeast Asian intermediaries to conceal illicit transfers. 

SMCI stock is on pace to open at a new 52-week low this morning, with early losses pushing the shares well below their key 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages. The Super Micro stock weakness reflects acute investor concerns about compliance failures and governance risks, despite the company itself not being named as a defendant in the Southern District of New York’s case. 

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