Singapore Adds Money Laundering Charges Against Chinese Businessman in Nvidia Chip Smuggling Case

According to Bloomberg, on July 6, prosecutors in Singapore added money laundering charges against Chinese businessman Alan Wei Zhaolun in an expanded investigation into Nvidia AI chip smuggling. Prosecutors allege that Wei deceived major server manufacturers including Dell, Super Micro Computer, and ASUS to obtain U.S.-export-controlled servers potentially containing Nvidia AI chips, which were then diverted through Southeast Asia to other regions, possibly including China. Wei denied all charges in court and was released on bail of over S$1.2 million.

Prosecutors state that Wei and his company Aperia Group made false representations to suppliers about the end users of the equipment. The investigation involves other Aperia executives Aaron Woon Guo Jie and Jenny Lim, also charged with fraud. Prosecutors have not alleged wrongdoing by Nvidia, Dell, Super Micro, or ASUS.