Singapore bars Alice Huang for misleading police

Singapore has barred Alice Huang, the former Megaspeed International chief executive at the center of the Nvidia ↘ 5.19% scandal, from returning to the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs said on Thursday, Nov. 12, that police had found she gave them information she knew was inaccurate, in an effort to downplay her role in the company. The ban dates to February. Singapore police, working with the Attorney-General's Chambers, concluded that month that there was not enough evidence to show Huang had committed offences tied to possibly false server declarations. She was given a stern warning, her passport was returned on Feb. 26, 2026, and she left Singapore that same day.mha.gov.sg

The ministry released the statement on the same day Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang resigned as CEO. He stepped down after reports that he had an affair with Alice Huang, whom U.S. officials reportedly suspect of being a Chinese agent. Nvidia named CFO Colette Kress as interim chief executive.apnews.com

Not an espionage case

The ministry said Huang, a Hong Kong resident also known as Huang Le, was investigated because she was Megaspeed's CEO, chairperson and one of its key controllers at the time. It added that she "was not based in Singapore, and was not investigated for espionage". The probe began in February 2025 and was not opened at the request of any foreign government. Police were looking at whether servers that passed through Singapore to Malaysia were later sent to other destinations, contrary to what had been declared.straitstimes.com+1

Singapore first learned of U.S. interest in Megaspeed and Huang on June 24, 2025, when the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security carried out a post-shipment check at the company while she was there. Police interviewed her and took her passport that same day.businesstimes.com.sg

Criticism of U.S. cooperation

The ministry said server supplier Supermicro Super Micro Computer, Inc. ↘ 10.29% gave investigators "limited cooperation." It added that repeated requests for help since September 2025 to the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI had produced little information. The statement did not mention China or Nvidia.mha.gov.sg+1

Probe continues

Investigations into Megaspeed and six other people are still ongoing. None of the six has been in Singapore since the probe began. Separately, Singapore has charged four people and four companies since February 2025 with offences including fraud by false representation over server purchases.reuters.com+1

Megaspeed has denied diverting chips. Its current CEO, Tan Yong Pong, said the company has hired a U.S. law firm to review its export-control compliance and take a full inventory of its GPUs. The ministry said Singapore "will not allow companies or individuals to misuse Singapore's business environment to engage in fraud or dishonest practices".mha.gov.sg+1