Two China-linked businessmen are now in custody for violating US export control and smuggling laws after a Houston company and its owner pleaded guilty in Oct to smuggling cutting-edge AI technology out of the US, and the US has seized over $50M in Nvidia products and cash.
Alan Hao Hsu, aka Haochun Hsu (possibly 許皓鈞), of Missouri City, Texas, and his company, Hao Global LLC, both pleaded guilty to smuggling and unlawful export activities on Oct 10, 2025. Between Oct 2024 and May 2025, Hsu and others knowingly exported and attempted to export at least $160M worth of export-controlled Nvidia H100 and H200 Tensor Core GPUs — high-speed GPUs used for AI applications and high-performance computing with both civilian and military applications.
Hsu and others falsified shipping paperwork, misclassifying the true nature of the goods and their recipients to conceal the ultimate destination of the GPUs. Hsu and Hao Global received more than $50M in wire transfers that originated from China to help fund the scheme. The GPUs were ultimately shipped to China, Hong Kong and other destinations in violation of US export laws.
At sentencing, Hsu faces up to 10 years in prison on Feb 18, and Hao Global LLC faces a maximum penalty of twice the gross gain from the offense and a term of probation.
Also charged in relation to the scheme are two natives. Benlin Yuan (袁本林), the CEO of a Sterling, Virginia, IT services company — possibly Asiacom Americas, the US subsidiary of Beijing-based Asiacom Technology (亚康万纬) — was arrested in Sterling, Virginia, on Nov 28 and charged with conspiring to violation the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) of 2018. Yuan is a Canadian citizen who resides in Mississauga, Ontario.
Fanyue Gong (龚凡跃), aka Tom Gong, a citizen who resides in Brooklyn, New York, is the owner of Beibei Business Tech Inc, a New York technology company, and was arrested in New York on Dec 3. Gong was charged with conspiring to smuggle goods out of the US.
Gong and Yuan also independently conspired with employees of a Hong Kong-based logistics company and a China-based AI technology company to circumvent US export controls.
The criminal complaint against Gong alleges that co-conspirators obtained Nvidia GPUs through straw purchasers and intermediaries, falsely indicating that the goods were for US customers or customers in third countries that do not require a license to export. The GPUs were shipped to multiple US warehouses where individuals who worked for Gong removed Nvidia labels and re-labeled the GPUs with the name “SANDKYAN” — a fake company — and then prepared the goods for export at his direction. The shipping and export paperwork for the GPUs allegedly misclassified the goods as generic computer parts. The charges allege co-conspirators then shipped the goods or attempted to do so to China and Hong Kong in violation of US laws.
Yuan helped recruit and organize individuals to inspect the mislabeled GPUs on behalf of the Hong Kong logistics company. Yuan allegedly agreed to direct inspectors not to say the goods were destined for China. The government also alleges Yuan directed discussions regarding crafting a story his company could use to get GPUs and other equipment released after federal law authorities detained it. Yuan allegedly engaged in several conversations about providing false information to US authorities regarding the ultimate customer of the goods.
As alleged, Yuan also participated in and agreed to direct actions involving the handling and storage of another export of Nvidia GPUs on behalf of the Hong Kong logistics company.
If convicted, Yuan faces up to 20 years in prison for conspiring to violate ECRA and up to a $1 million fine. If convicted, Gong faces up to 10 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle goods out of the US.
Hsu was permitted to remain on bond pending sentencing. Yuan and Gong are currently in custody pending further criminal proceedings.
https://justice.gov/opa/pr/us-authorities-shut-down-major-china-linked-ai-tech-smuggling-network…
Two China-linked businessmen are now in custody for violating US export control and smuggling laws after a Houston company and its owner pleaded guilty in Oct to smuggling cutting-edge AI technology out of the US, and the US has seized over $50M in Nvidia products and cash.
Alan Hao Hsu, aka Haochun Hsu (possibly 許皓鈞), of Missouri City, Texas, and his company, Hao Global LLC, both pleaded guilty to smuggling and unlawful export activities on Oct 10, 2025. Between Oct 2024 and May 2025, Hsu and others knowingly exported and attempted to export at least $160M worth of export-controlled Nvidia H100 and H200 Tensor Core GPUs — high-speed GPUs used for AI applications and high-performance computing with both civilian and military applications.
Hsu and others falsified shipping paperwork, misclassifying the true nature of the goods and their recipients to conceal the ultimate destination of the GPUs. Hsu and Hao Global received more than $50M in wire transfers that originated from China to help fund the scheme. The GPUs were ultimately shipped to China, Hong Kong and other destinations in violation of US export laws.
At sentencing, Hsu faces up to 10 years in prison on Feb 18, and Hao Global LLC faces a maximum penalty of twice the gross gain from the offense and a term of probation.
Also charged in relation to the scheme are two 
natives. Benlin Yuan (袁本林), the CEO of a Sterling, Virginia, IT services company — possibly Asiacom Americas, the US subsidiary of Beijing-based Asiacom Technology (亚康万纬) — was arrested in Sterling, Virginia, on Nov 28 and charged with conspiring to violation the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) of 2018. Yuan is a Canadian citizen who resides in Mississauga, Ontario.
Fanyue Gong (龚凡跃), aka Tom Gong, a 