Alan Wei Zhaolun was charged on July 6, 2026, with 11 counts including fraud and money laundering related to the procurement of servers containing Nvidia AI chips subject to US export controls [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. He allegedly conspired with Aaron Woon Guo Jie and Jenny Lim to misrepresent the end-users of these servers to suppliers Dell, Super Micro Computer, and Asus between November 2023 and February 2025 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. A police spokesperson said, "The charges asserted that... they falsely represented, in communications to these suppliers, that one of the Aperia Group companies would be the end-user of the servers" [2].
Wei is also accused of using more than S$38 million in illicit funds to purchase a landed bungalow near Adam Road at Chee Hoon Avenue between July and October 2024 [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Police statements valued the property at about S$55 million [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Authorities found more than S$5 million credited to bank accounts in 2024, including roughly S$3.2 million identified as proceeds from the alleged criminal conduct [2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Along with Wei, three companies—Aperia International, Aperia Cloud Services (II), and A-Speed Infotech—were charged with multiple fraud counts, including five against Aperia International, two against Aperia Cloud Services (II), and one against A-Speed Infotech [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Wei had his bail revoked and the amount increased to over S$1.2 million after the new charges were filed [1].
Wei, Woon, Lim, and the companies are represented by WongPartnership and intend to contest all charges. Wei's lawyers described the charges as "misconceived" during a court hearing [1]. Lawyers from WongPartnership said, "The companies and Mr Wei are fully cooperating with the authorities so that the regulatory flux is taken into consideration when reviewing the alleged offences. The charges relate to commercial transactions involving suppliers and customers from the (United States) and elsewhere, which required multi-jurisd ..." [6].
The case sheds light on attempts to divert advanced U.S. chip technology subject to export restrictions through Southeast Asia, potentially for use in China [1]. The pre-trial conferences for Wei and the companies are scheduled for August 14, 2026 [2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
