Alleged spy at center of Nvidia CEO affair reportedly being probed over Super Micro smuggling effort Daniel Howley · Technology Editor Thu, November 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM EST 2 min read NVDA -3.96% SMCI -10.56% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
The alleged Chinese spy at the center of the Nvidia (NVDA) affair scandal is also reportedly being probed over whether organizations linked to her were involved in an effort to smuggle Super Micro (SMCI) products.
According to Bloomberg, the US Attorney's Office out of Manhattan is looking into the matter.
The Department of Justice is already investigating a chip-smuggling campaign related to Huang and her former company, the Singapore-based Megaspeed.
Huang is the woman who allegedly had an affair with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. She is also suspected of spying for the Chinese government.
Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair, but did not name the woman. He also allegedly had a separate affair with an Nvidia employee. Huang resigned as CEO Thursday.
Super Micro produces servers using Nvidia processors that power AI models and applications.
In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Super Micro with "widespread accounting violations." The company settled the charges after agreeing to pay a $17.5 million civil penalty.
In 2024, short-selling organization Hindenburg Research issued a report calling Super Micro's accounting into question.
The company's accounting firm EY subsequently resigned over concerns about transparency and internal controls over financial reporting
In March of this year, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment alleging that Super Micro SVP of business development and member of the board of directors Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw and two others established a scheme to smuggle servers into China.
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