Fresh charges for trio in case of exported servers that may have Nvidia chips

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Prosecutors on March 6 tabled new charges against the three men allegedly linked to computer servers exported to Malaysia that might contain Nvidia chips.

Singaporeans Aaron Woon Guo Jie, 40, and Alan Wei Zhaolun, 48, were each handed a second fraud charge, after the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) uncovered further evidence.

The men are accused of committing fraud against Supermicro, a US-headquartered supplier of servers, by making a false representation that the items would not be transferred to a person other than the authorised ultimate consignee of end users.

Their first charge for similarly defrauding another supplier of servers was amended, with the supplier now identified as computer software firm Dell.

The pair worked at Aperia Cloud Services, a Singapore-based technology company. Wei was the firm's chief executive and Woon its chief operating officer.

The offences were allegedly committed in 2024.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ng Yiwen said there may be other persons of interest linked to the case, adding that CAD investigators are recording statements from the individuals.

In total, investigators have seized 42 devices, comprising phones and computers. The items are being examined by forensic experts, said the prosecutors.

Investigators from CAD have also requested bank statements from various financial institutions, to trace the movement of funds linked to the two men.

Further statements from existing witnesses will also be recorded, as CAD seeks assistance from law enforcement agencies in certain foreign jurisdictions to uncover more evidence, said Mr Ng.

The prosecutor sought a further remand of eight days for Wei and Woon, who attended the hearing via video link.

Wei's defence lawyer Shashi Nathan and Woon's counsel Cheryl Chong did not object to this application, and District Judge Brenda Tan granted it.