Singapore charges third person in AI chip fraud case linked to Nvidia export violations

Singapore charges one more individual with AI chip fraud

SINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - Singapore prosecutors charged one more person with fraud on Thursday for making false representations to U.S. server supplier Dell Technologies (DELL.N), opens new tab, linking her to two other individuals charged with similar offences in February last year. Jenny Lim was charged with conspiring with Alan Wei Zhaolun and Aaron Woon Guo Jie in 2024 to commit fraud by misleading Dell that Aperia International would be the end-user of the servers bought from Dell, police said in the charge sheets. Singapore Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam ⁠said in March last year that authorities ascertained that servers involved in the case may contain Nvidia chips. The servers were supplied by Dell and artificial intelligence server maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI.O), opens new tab to Singapore-based companies, and were then sent on to Malaysia, although it was not clear if Malaysia was their final destination, he said. The United States banned the export of high-end chips from Nvidia to China in 2022 amid concerns that they could be used for military purposes. The United ⁠States later approved the sale of Nvidia's second-most powerful H200 chips in January this year, with some conditions. In 2024, Singapore was Nvidia's second-biggest market after the United States, accounting for 18% of its total revenue in its latest fiscal year, a February 2025 filing by ⁠the chipmaker shows. But Singapore said last year that only 1% of Nvidia's chips "physically came" to Singapore to be deployed in its data centres. Nvidia classified revenue by the geographical location of ⁠their customers' headquarters in its filing for the 2026 financial year. Sales in the United States, Taiwan and China accounted for 98% of its revenue. Separately, three ⁠people associated with Super Micro, including its co-founder, were charged in the United States in March with helping to smuggle at least $2.5 billion of U.S. AI technology to China, violating export laws. Reporting by Jun Yuan Yong; Editing by David Stanway Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

Singapore charges one more individual with AI chip fraud

Singapore prosecutors charged one more person with fraud on Thursday for making false representations to U.S. server supplier Dell Technologies, linking her to two other individuals charged with similar offences in February last year. Jenny Lim was charged with conspiring with Alan Wei Zhaolun and Aaron Woon Guo Jie in 2024 to commit fraud by misleading Dell that Aperia International would be the end-user of the servers bought from Dell, police said in the charge sheets. Singapore Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in March last year that authorities ascertained that servers involved in the case may contain Nvidia chips. The servers were supplied by Dell and artificial intelligence server maker Super Micro Computer to Singapore-based companies, and were then sent on to Malaysia, although it was not clear if Malaysia was their final destination, he said. The United States banned the export of high-end chips from Nvidia to China in 2022 amid concerns that they could be used for military purposes. The United States later approved the sale of Nvidia's second-most powerful H200 chips in January this year, with some conditions. In 2024, Singapore was Nvidia's second-biggest market after the United States, accounting for 18% of its total revenue in its latest fiscal year, a February 2025 filing by the chipmaker shows. But Singapore said last year that only 1% of Nvidia's chips "physically came" to Singapore to be deployed in its data centers. Nvidia classified revenue by the geographical location of their customers' headquarters in its filing for the 2026 financial year. Sales in the United States, Taiwan and China accounted for 98% of its revenue. Separately, three people associated with Super Micro, including its co-founder, were charged in the United States in March with helping to smuggle at least $2.5 billion of U.S. AI technology to China, violating export laws.

Singapore charges one more individual with AI chip fraud

Jenny Lim was charged with conspiring with Alan Wei Zhaolun and Aaron Woon Guo Jie in 2024 to commit ⁠fraud ⁠by misleading Dell that Aperia International would be the end-user of the servers bought from Dell, police said in the charge sheets. Singapore prosecutors charged one more person with fraud on Thursday for making false representations to U.S. server supplier Dell Technologies, linking her to two other individuals charged with similar offences in February last year. Jenny Lim was charged with conspiring with Alan Wei Zhaolun and Aaron Woon Guo Jie in 2024 to commit ⁠fraud ⁠by misleading Dell that Aperia International would be the end-user of the servers bought from Dell, police said in the charge sheets. Singapore Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in March last year that authorities ascertained that servers involved in the case may contain Nvidia chips. The servers were supplied by Dell and artificial intelligence server maker Super Micro Computer to ⁠Singapore-based companies, and were then sent on to Malaysia, although it was not clear if Malaysia was their final destination, he said. The ⁠United States banned the export of high-end chips from Nvidia to China in 2022 amid concerns that they could be used for military purposes. The United States later approved the sale of Nvidia's second-most powerful H200 chips in January this year, with some conditions. In 2024, Singapore was Nvidia's second-biggest market after the United States, accounting for 18% of its total revenue in its latest fiscal year, a February 2025 filing by the chipmaker shows. But Singapore said last year that only 1% of Nvidia's chips "physically came" to Singapore to ⁠be deployed in its data centres. Nvidia classified revenue by the geographical location of their customers' headquarters in its filing for the 2026 financial year. Sales in the United States, Taiwan and China accounted for 98% of its revenue. Separately, three people associated with Super Micro, including its co-founder, were charged in the United States in March with helping to smuggle at least $2.5 billion of U.S. AI technology to China, violating export laws.

Singapore tech executive charged with fraud conspiracy in case linked to Nvidia chips export probe - VnExpress International

Jenny Lim, chief financial officer of Aperia International, has been charged with fraud conspiracy in a Singapore probe linked to export-controlled Nvidia chips. Lim, 51, was charged on Thursday with one count of being part of a criminal conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation in 2024. She is accused of conspiring with former chief executive Alan Wei Zhaolun, 50, and head of sales Aaron Woon Guo Jie, 41, to mislead Dell about the end user of servers purchased by the company, according to Channel News Asia. The trio allegedly claimed the servers would be supplied to Aperia International, when it was not the actual end user, and the equipment was later exported to Malaysia. The servers involved may have contained Nvidia chips, which are critical for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, The Straits Times reported. Wei and Woon were first charged in February 2025 and were among nine people arrested during joint raids by the Singapore Police Force and Singapore Customs. The cases are part of a broader investigation into the illegal movement of advanced Nvidia chips through intermediaries in Singapore to China, bypassing U.S. export controls. The crackdown followed a U.S. probe into possible circumvention of export controls on advanced Nvidia chips after Chinese AI firm DeepSeek launched a free AI tool in January 2025 that wiped around US$1 trillion off the value of U.S. tech stocks. Lim and her co-accused are scheduled for pre-trial conferences on May 22. She is currently out on bail of S$350,000 (US$272,300).

Singapore charges one more individual with AI chip fraud

SINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - Singapore prosecutors charged one more person with fraud on Thursday for making false representations to U.S. server supplier Dell Technologies, linking her to two other individuals charged with similar offences in February last year. Jenny Lim was charged with conspiring with Alan Wei Zhaolun and Aaron Woon Guo Jie in 2024 to commit fraud by misleading Dell that Aperia International would be the end-user of the servers bought from Dell, police said in the charge sheets. Singapore Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in March last year that authorities ascertained that servers involved in the case may contain Nvidia chips. The servers were supplied by Dell and artificial intelligence server maker Super Micro Computer to Singapore-based companies, and were then sent on to Malaysia, although it was not clear if Malaysia was their final destination, he said. The United States banned the export of high-end chips from Nvidia to China in 2022 amid concerns that they could be used for military purposes. The United States later approved the sale of Nvidia's second-most powerful H200 chips in January this year, with some conditions. In 2024, Singapore was Nvidia's second-biggest market after the United States, accounting for 18% of its total revenue in its latest fiscal year, a February 2025 filing by the chipmaker shows. But Singapore said last year that only 1% of Nvidia's chips "physically came" to Singapore to be deployed in its data centres. Nvidia classified revenue by the geographical location of their customers' headquarters in its filing for the 2026 financial year. Sales in the United States, Taiwan and China accounted for 98% of its revenue. Separately, three people associated with Super Micro, including its co-founder, were charged in the United States in March with helping to smuggle at least $2.5 billion of U.S. AI technology to China, violating export laws. (Reporting by Jun Yuan Yong; Editing by David Stanway)