Singapore Says US Gave Limited Help in Megaspeed Probe

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said its investigators received limited information or assistance from United States authorities in the Megaspeed probe, which centres on suspected false declarations linked to the purchase of computer servers, CBS News reported.

In a statement on Thursday (Nov 12), the ministry said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) began investigating Megaspeed in February 2025. It said the suspected domestic offences related to “potential false declarations in relation to the purchase of servers” and other related offences.

Passport held for eight months

According to CBS News, then-Megaspeed chief executive Alice Huang, a Chinese national, came to Singapore in June 2025 for an interview requested by the US Bureau of Industry and Security as part of a post-shipment verification check. Singapore police interviewed her the same day and impounded her passport.

By February 2026, police had not charged her, and her passport was returned after about eight months, CBS News reported, citing a source. The MHA statement said investigators found insufficient evidence that she had committed any offence.

She was, however, barred from re-entering Singapore after authorities assessed that she had given inaccurate information to downplay her role at Megaspeed, the ministry said. Singapore-based The Independent reported that the MHA also said she was not investigated for espionage.

Repeated requests in Megaspeed probe

The ministry said the SPF had sought information relating to Supermicro, a US-based supplier of servers, but the company provided limited cooperation.

Singapore first raised the matter with US authorities in July 2025, and since September 2025 the SPF has repeated its request on several occasions to the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to the statement cited by CBS News.

Megaspeed has denied wrongdoing, CBS News said. NBC News reported that the company said it will cooperate with US investigations.

Six others wanted for questioning

The MHA said six other individuals linked to Megaspeed are wanted for questioning, but none has been in Singapore since the investigation began. Investigations into the company and the six are continuing.

Separately, Singapore has charged five people in a wider fraud case over the suspected transfer of servers containing Nvidia chips, including a man charged on Friday (Nov 13), CBS News reported.

CBS News also reported that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that there was “no indication” that any chips linked to the issue had been re-exported out of Malaysia.

The ministry said Singapore would not allow companies or individuals to misuse its business environment to engage in fraud or dishonest practices.

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