US Justice Department is examining whether businesses connected to Alice Huang helped move Super Micro Computer products into China, according to a person with knowledge of the inquiry, who was cited in a Bloomberg report. Alice Huang is the woman US officials suspect of being a spy who targeted Jensen Huang, the Nvidia chief executive who was removed from his post on Thursday.
\n\nThe inquiry is run out of the US attorney’s office in Manhattan. The source reportedly spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the case.
\n\nWhat investigators have actually found is not known. Nobody has said what role Alice Huang, or any company tied to her, may have played in getting Super Micro equipment to Chinese buyers. It is also not clear whether this inquiry feeds into smuggling cases that prosecutors in the US have already filed.
\n\nBloomberg reported on Thursday that she now lives in Beijing, and that security officials there know about it. Reporters were unable to reach her.
\n\nLiaw has pleaded not guilty and has left Super Micro. The company was not charged. It says it is working with investigators.
\n\nOn Sunday he admitted to an extramarital affair, which sent Nvidia’s shares sharply…
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