Illegal immigrant Chinese national tried stealing sensitive AI microchips, DOJ says

Two Chinese nationals — one of them an illegal immigrant — were arrested for allegedly shipping tens of millions of dollars’ worth of sensitive microchips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications to China, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

The federal criminal complaint charges Chuan Geng, 28, of Pasadena, California, and Shiwei Yang, 28, of El Monte, California, with violating the Export Control Reform Act. 

Prosecutors said the felony offense carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Yang — an illegal immigrant who overstayed her visa — was arrested on Saturday. Geng surrendered to federal authorities later that day, the DOJ said.

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