Singapore says US gave limited help securing cooperation in AI-server probe

Singapore repeatedly asked US authorities to help secure an American AI-server maker’s cooperation. The assistance remained limited, its Ministry of Home Affairs said on November 12, 2026. The disclosure, reported by Reuters, accompanied an update on investigations into Megaspeed and six individuals—a probe the ministry has not explicitly connected to its investigation involving Super Micro Computer.

Repeated requests involving Super Micro

The ministry said Super Micro had provided limited cooperation with Singapore’s investigation. That prompted repeated requests to the US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation for help obtaining the company’s cooperation. Singapore’s complaint therefore concerned both the company’s response and the information or assistance supplied by American authorities.

Super Micro also figures in a US criminal case. In March, American prosecutors charged three people associated with the company, including a co-founder, with helping smuggle billions of dollars of AI chips to China through Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Those are charges against the individuals, not findings of guilt.

The ministry did not clarify whether its work involving Super Micro was related to the Megaspeed case. Its disclosure described both investigations, but did not identify a shared transaction or say the companies were being investigated together.

Despite these repeated requests, Singapore has to date received limited information or assistance in respect of the company

Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs, referring to Super Micro, as quoted by Reuters

A server-purchase inquiry preceded the US check

Singapore opened its own investigation in February 2025 into several companies, including cloud-computing firm Megaspeed. The suspected offences involved possible false declarations in server purchases and other related conduct. That investigation was already underway before Singapore learned of Washington’s interest in Megaspeed and its then-chief executive, Alice Huang.

In June 2025, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security conducted a shipment verification check at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based Nvidia customer. Huang was present. The ministry said that check first alerted Singapore to the US interest; police interviewed her and impounded her passport the same day.

The ministry said Huang was investigated because she had been Megaspeed’s chief executive, chairperson and one of its key controllers. The possible offences examined included buying servers exported through Singapore to Malaysia without entering the Singapore market. Singapore said its investigation of Huang did not concern espionage.

No established offence by Huang; other inquiries continue

Singapore said there was insufficient evidence to establish that Huang had committed an offence. But the ministry also accused her of knowingly giving police inaccurate information and downplaying her role in Megaspeed. Those statements describe the ministry’s assessment of her conduct, rather than a criminal conviction.

Huang left Singapore in February 2026 after authorities returned her passport, and was banned from re-entering the country, the ministry said. Reuters could not reach her for comment. The ministry separately said investigations into Megaspeed and six individuals remained ongoing.

Megaspeed said on November 12 that it takes its obligations under US export-control laws extremely seriously and has cooperated with US inspections. Singapore, meanwhile, said it would cooperate with foreign authorities where appropriate and would not allow companies or individuals to use its business environment for fraud or dishonest practices.