Overview
- Prosecutors in Keelung indicted nine people on Monday, naming an Nvidia manager surnamed Chang and two Supermicro employees and charging document forgery, breach of trust and related counts.
- The case centers on an order of 130 Supermicro B300 servers, of which prosecutors say 74 reached Chinese customers and 56 were seized by Taiwan customs, with shipments routed direct or through Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong.
- Investigators allege the operation used falsified end‑user paperwork, fake leases and shell companies to pass required onsite checks and to obscure the true destination of the machines.
- Chang is described by prosecutors as the key figure who authorised releases of the B300 units and the office is seeking prison terms of roughly up to five years for several defendants.
- Companies were not charged and have said they are cooperating, but prosecutors’ use of forgery and embezzlement laws highlights a legal gap in Taiwan that could prompt tighter export rules and closer U.S.–Taiwan enforcement cooperation.