Three individuals, Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English, have been charged with conspiracy to commit smuggling and export control violations after allegedly attempting to procure millions of dollars’ worth of restricted computer chips from a California-based hardware company. In October 2023, Tommy Shad English, claiming to represent a Thailand-based company, ordered 750 computer servers worth about $170 million from a U.S. hardware firm, including 600 with export-controlled chips that require a license … More → The post Mission to smuggle $170 million worth of AI tech to China collapsed for three men appeared first on Help Net Security .