Singapore Police Seize Mansion in Nvidia Chip Smuggling Case
The seizure marks a significant escalation in Singapore's enforcement against the illegal transshipment of restricted U.S. semiconductors to China.
Reporting from 1 sources: GIGAZINE.
Singapore police have seized a mansion worth approximately 55 million Singapore dollars (about 6.9 billion yen) linked to an alleged scheme smuggling Nvidia chips to China. Four individuals and four companies face additional charges including fraud and money laundering.
The mansion, located at 12 Chee Hoon Avenue, was purchased by suspect Wei Zhaolong Alan, a key officer of Apella Group, using what authorities allege were proceeds from the chip smuggling operation. Wei and two other Apella officers-Lim Jenny and Woon Guo Jie Aaron-are accused of conspiring to make false representations when purchasing servers from Dell, Supermicro, and ASUS, claiming the servers would go to Apella subsidiaries. The servers, believed to contain Nvidia chips, were routed from the U.S. through Singapore to Malaysia, with some likely smuggled into China.
Lee Ming, operator of Luxury Eight Your Life, faces separate charges for allegedly making false representations to Supermicro and impersonating an employee. If convicted of fraud, the individuals face up to 20 years in prison. Money laundering convictions carry up to 10 years and fines up to 500,000 Singapore dollars.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- GIGAZINE NVIDIAチップ密輸容疑者の約69億円の豪邸をシンガポール警察が押収