Co-founder's Arrest in AI Server Smuggling Case Sparks After-Hours Plunge for Super Micro Computer

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Mar 20

Super Micro Computer Inc. has become embroiled in a smuggling case involving violations of US export controls, according to a CNBC report. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has charged the company's co-founder and two others with conspiring to evade export controls by smuggling AI servers. The FBI stated that the case involves billions of dollars in AI product transactions and poses a threat to national security. Currently, the co-founder and one other individual have been arrested. Super Micro Computer issued a statement confirming it has suspended the individuals involved and terminated its cooperation with them. The company stated it has enhanced its compliance mechanisms and will cooperate with the investigation. Following this news, Super Micro Computer's stock fell more than 14% in after-hours trading.

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