On Thursday ( Mar 6 ) in court, two men charged with fraud over the movement of Nvidia chips were each given a new charge.  ,
Aaron Woon Guo Jie, 41, and Alan Wei Zhaolun, 49, both from Singapore, showed up in court together wearing dark polo T-shirts via videolink. Wei was represented by attorney Shashi Nathan, while Woon was represented by prosecutor Cheryl Chong.
Woon and Wei are currently facing two counts of being involved in a legal conspiracy to defraud two machines manufacturers, Dell and Super Micro.  ,
According to allegations, they allegedly made misleading representations in 2024 that the products would not be transferred to anyone other than the “authorised final shipper of end users.”
Due to the complex nature of the case, Deputy Public Prosecution Ng Yi Wen and Kang Jia Hui requested that both been remanded for an additional eight weeks.  ,
Mr. Ng claimed that the trial had been successful in uncovereding more proof that led to Thursday’s new charges.  ,
According to Mr. Ng,” This investigation has particularly allowed the Commercial Affairs Department to identify the two servers suppliers that the accused persons had conspired to supply, specifically Dell and Super Micro.”
Mr. Ng also kept the courtroom informed about studies. He claimed that CAD has seized 42 items, including devices, devices, and laptops, that it is still meticulously examining.  ,
To track down and track money, it has also requested banks statements from several financial institutions.  ,
On the basis of fresh documents, investigators were likewise keeping records of statements from “new persons of attention” and former witnesses.  ,
Mr. Ng continued, “CAD will also be looking for help from international law enforcement counterparts,” without naming the nations at issue. It  may fight the two accused with fresh information and report additional comments.
According to Mr. Ng, “given the steps that CAD intends to take, it is likely that more data will be obtained by ordering a farther trial of eight days,” the jury should decide to give the application.  ,
The software was not opposed by either of the defense attorneys. The attorneys noted that CAD may allow them to meet on March 12 but that they had not had direct contact with their customers. On March 13, both people’s cases will be fixed for a second notice.
Woon and Wei were detained the day before their initial initial charge was filed on February 27. Li Ming, a 51-year-old Foreign nationwide, was charged as well. His situation was put to rest in the day after being originally scheduled for discuss on Thursday morning.  ,
After press reviews claimed brokers in the nation were involved in the illegal activity of Nvidia cards to China, bypassing US export controls, the three were among nine people taken into custody during assaults by the Singapore Police Force and Singapore Customs in February.  ,
US officials are looking into whether Chinese AI experience DeepSeek had evaded restrictions through third parties in nations like Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. Nvidia’s artificial intelligence bits are subject to US import regulations.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam stated on Monday that Singapore’s independent investigation into the three men was initiated after an anonymous tip-off was received by the US or any other nation.
He claimed that Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips that were sent to Malaysia may have been contained the servers linked to the fraud case.  ,
The question is whether Malaysia was the country’s final destination or whether it left Malaysia for somewhere else, which we do not know for certain at this time, he told reporters.
However, we determined that the final destination of the servers may have contained false information.
Singapore has contacted the US and Malaysian authorities for pertinent information to aid in investigations.
According to Mr. Shanmugam, businesses operating in Singapore are expected to consider unilateral export controls in their international business practices and conduct their operations transparently.
By enforcing their domestic laws within their respective jurisdictions, countries in the trade and supply chain must work together to ensure that everything is done properly, he added.  ,
A maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine, or both are possible penalties for the crime of false representation.