Tech CEO arrested for allegedly smuggling $300m in AI chips to China

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 21:54 · Archive

Federal agents arrested a California technology CEO accused of smuggling more than $300 million in restricted AI chips into China.

Federal agents arrested a California technology CEO on Wednesday, accusing him of smuggling more than $300 million in restricted AI chips into China. The chips are manufactured by Nvidia and subject to export controls.

The arrest is part of an ongoing pattern of enforcement action against chip smuggling. The specific charges and the CEO's name have not been provided in the available reporting.

How it is being reported

• US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into ChinaArs Technica · 2 Oct, 19:39
• Friendly-faced California tech CEO arrested by feds for allegedly hiding $300M Chinese secretNew York Post · 1 Oct, 18:53

In this story: California · China · Nvidia

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