{"id":12876,"date":"2026-03-20T21:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/super-micro-co-founder-found-guilty-of-nvidia-trafficking-charges-leaves-board\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T21:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:04:20","slug":"super-micro-co-founder-found-guilty-of-nvidia-trafficking-charges-leaves-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/super-micro-co-founder-found-guilty-of-nvidia-trafficking-charges-leaves-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Micro co-founder found guilty of Nvidia trafficking charges leaves board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108281187\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Jack Silva Nurfoto | getty images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">super micro computer<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>    Yih-Shyan &#8220;Wally&#8221; Liaw, a co-founder, has resigned from the server maker&#8217;s board after pleading guilty to smuggling equipment into the United States, it said Friday. <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\">NVIDIA<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>    Artificial intelligence chips in China.<\/p>\n<p>A federal court unsealed the indictment on Thursday. Although the company was not specified, Super Micro&#8217;s senior vice president of business development Liaw was named along with sales manager Rui-Tsan &#8220;Steven&#8221; Chang and contractor Ting-Wei &#8220;Willie&#8221; Sun. Super Micro said it had placed Liaw and Chang on administrative leave and ceased working with Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Super Micro shares fell 33% on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The company said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.supermicro.com\/news\/news-details\/2026\/Super-Micro-Computer-Announces-Resignation-of-Board-Member-Yih-Shyan-Wally-Liaw\/default.aspx\">statement<\/a> DeAnna Luna, an executive named to attend late Friday <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-5\">intel<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>    In 2024, as its acting Chief Compliance Officer. According to her, Luna has been the Vice President of Global Trade and Sanctions Compliance <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deannakluna\/\">LinkedIn Profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong> Prosecutors charge Super Micro executives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108281053\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108281053\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000407323\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">Choose CNBC as your favorite source on Google and never miss a moment of the most trusted name in business news.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Silva Nurfoto | getty images super micro computer Yih-Shyan &#8220;Wally&#8221; Liaw, a co-founder, has resigned from the server maker&#8217;s board after pleading guilty to smuggling equipment into the United States, it said Friday. 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