Nvidia intervened in US probe of Megaspeed chip smuggling
The US Bureau of Industry and Security was muzzled in their ability to look into the company
Nvidia's General Counsel, Tim Teter, called Commerce Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler in late summer 2025 to inquire about the US government's investigation into suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International, according to sources. Teter sought clarification on whether the BIS was involved in Singapore's detention of Megaspeed executive Alice Huang.
BIS had not been part of that detention, but the bureau's subsequent restrictions on its own investigation and Nvidia's incomplete disclosure of its business dealings with Megaspeed raised questions about the extent of the company's influence over US investigations.
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