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2 Americans, 2 Chinese arrested for illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China

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Newest development Nov 21, 2025 · 4 reports2 Americans, 2 Chinese arrested for illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China

Federal authorities have arrested four people, including two Chinese nationals, on accusations of scheming to illegally export cutting-edge Nvidia technology with artificial intelligence uses to Beijing, which prosecutor

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  1. Justice Department charges 4 men in U.S. in scheme to export AI chips to China

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    2 Americans, 2 Chinese arrested for illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China

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  1. CBS News

    Justice Department charges 4 men in U.S. in scheme to export AI chips to China (opens CBS News)

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    Justice Department officials allege that the four conspired to illegally export advanced Nvidia graphics processing units to China through Malaysia and Thailand.

  2. The Daily Caller

    DOJ Charges Three Chinese Nationals With Shipping Chips To China (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Federal prosecutors charged 3 Chinese nationals and an American with illegally smuggling advanced NVIDIA computer chips to China, according to court documents.

  3. FOX Business

    2 Americans, 2 Chinese nationals accused of illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China (opens FOX Business)

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    Four defendants, including two Chinese nationals, face federal charges for allegedly smuggling advanced Nvidia AI chips to China through fake contracts.

  4. Fortune

    Four accused in black-market scheme to smuggle hundreds of Nvidia GPUs to China—while raking in millions (opens Fortune)

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    The smugglers are facing decades in prison for an alleged conspiracy that involved routing highly coveted chips through Malaysia and Thailand.

  5. UPI

    2 Americans, 2 Chinese arrested for illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China (opens UPI)

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    Federal authorities have arrested four people, including two Chinese nationals, on accusations of scheming to illegally export cutting-edge Nvidia technology with artificial intelligence uses to Beijing, which prosecutor

  6. The Columbian

    U.S. accuses four of smuggling advanced Nvidia chips to China (opens The Columbian)

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    Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals and two U.S. citizens with a scheme to ship millions of dollars worth of sophisticated chips made by Nvidia Corp. to China in violation of national se

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