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Supermicro CEO insists ‘no one’ beyond indicted employees were involved in alleged $2.5 billion smuggling…

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Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang stated that only three indicted employees, including co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw, were involved in an alleged $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle servers to China. Liang asserted that no other company personnel were implicated, despite prosecutors accusing Liaw of concealing the operation from auditors and the company. The server manufacturer's stock saw an 18% increase in after-hours trading following the earnings call where these statements were made. Supermicro is conducting an internal, board-led investigation into the allegations. AI

IMPACT Potential disruption to AI hardware supply chain due to export control violations.

RANK_REASON Company CEO makes public statement regarding ongoing federal investigation into alleged smuggling and export control violations. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Amanda Gerut ·

    Supermicro CEO insists ‘no one’ beyond indicted employees were involved in alleged $2.5 billion smuggling scheme

    CEO and Chairman Charles Liang said Supermicro’s relationship with vendors including Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and Broadcom was “strong” despite the accusations against a Supermicro cofounder. Supermicro stock rose 17% in after-hours trading.

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