Singapore bars Alice Huang from re-entering, saying she gave police inaccurate information

Singapore

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on Nov. 12 that Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, had been issued a stern warning and barred from re-entering the country after the police assessed that she knowingly gave them inaccurate information during investigations to downplay her role in Megaspeed International Pte Ltd. In February 2026, the Singapore Police Force, in consultation with the Attorney-General’s Chambers, concluded there was insufficient evidence that she had committed any offences relating to the possible inaccurate declarations for which Megaspeed was being investigated.

Huang, a Hong Kong resident, was investigated for suspected involvement in possible offences in Singapore because of her position as then chief executive, chairperson and one of the key controllers of Megaspeed, the ministry said. She was not based in Singapore and was not investigated for espionage. The police returned her passport on Feb. 26, 2026, and she left Singapore the same day. Other cases in the past have been dealt with in a similar way, the ministry said. Investigations into Megaspeed and six other individuals are ongoing, the ministry said, and none of the six has been in Singapore since the probe began in February 2025.

In February 2025, the police and Singapore Customs opened an independent investigation into several companies and their key officers, including Megaspeed, a company incorporated in Singapore, and its controllers. The suspected domestic offences concerned potential false declarations in relation to the purchase of servers, and other related offences, the statement said. As Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam noted at a news conference on March 3, 2025, Singapore’s investigations were not based on any request from any country or sovereign entity.

On June 24, 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security carried out a voluntary post-shipment verification check at Megaspeed with Huang present. That check was the first time Singapore learned of U.S. interest in Megaspeed and Huang, the ministry said. The same day, the police interviewed her as part of their inquiry and impounded her passport under Section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 to secure her attendance, because she was not based in Singapore.

The physical servers had been purchased by companies under investigation and exported through Singapore to Malaysia without entering the Singapore market, the statement said. The police were investigating whether the servers had later been routed from Malaysia to another destination, contrary to declarations made in Singapore. Singapore sought information from the United States and other destination jurisdictions to help establish the facts. In particular, the police asked for information relating to Supermicro, a U.S. server supplier, but the company provided limited cooperation. At a meeting on July 7, 2025, the police and the Attorney-General’s Chambers raised the issue with U.S. authorities and asked for help in securing the company’s cooperation. The police have repeated that request to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on several occasions since September 2025. Despite those requests, Singapore has to date received limited information or assistance in respect of the company, the ministry said.

The ministry also said that between February 2025 and July 2026, Singapore had charged four individuals and four companies in court for offences including fraud by false representation in relation to the purchase of servers, offences that carry imprisonment terms of up to 20 years each. “Singapore will conduct its own investigations independently, in accordance with our laws and based on the evidence available,” the statement said. “We will cooperate with foreign authorities where appropriate, and take firm enforcement action wherever the evidence warrants it.”

Huang has drawn attention in recent weeks over reports involving Jensen Huang. The Straits Times and other outlets have described her as an alleged Chinese spy accused of having an affair with Jensen Huang, then Nvidia’s chief executive, and earlier reporting by The New York Times and others said U.S. intelligence agencies were concerned she had been passing information to Beijing. Nvidia said on Nov. 12 that he had resigned as president, chief executive and a director. SharpPost previously reported on her Singapore business history.