The Justice Department has charged four men — two Chinese nationals and two Americans — for allegedly conspiring to illegally export advanced Nvidia AI chips to China, CBS News reported.
Prosecutors say the group funneled nearly 400 Nvidia A100 GPUs through Malaysia and Thailand between October 2024 and January 2025 by falsifying documents, creating fake contracts, and misleading U.S. authorities. Two additional shipments were stopped by law enforcement.
Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals and two US citizens with a scheme to ship hundreds of sophisticated chips made by Nvidia to China in violation of national security export restrictions https://t.co/4ItBujZONR
— Bloomberg (@business) November 20, 2025
Officials allege the men knowingly bypassed required export licenses while receiving almost $4 million from China to fund the operation.
The case comes as Beijing seeks cutting-edge U.S. technology to advance its goal of becoming the global leader in artificial intelligence by 2030, according to the Justice Department.
NEW: Three Chinese nationals were charged with smuggling NVIDA and HP products to China, according to charges unsealed by the Justice Department on Thursday. https://t.co/YSAcAIFy17
— ABC News (@ABC) November 20, 2025
All four defendants face charges under the Export Control Reform Act and for money laundering. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted.
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