AI enforcement · Department of Justice

DOJ charges Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English

Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English · charged · AI technology taken or exported. The newest step in this record is dated 25 Mar 2026.

The agency’s words

quoted from the release
Party
Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English — Chinese national and two U.S. citizens charged with conspiring to smuggle artificial intelligence technology to China
AI
a sophisticated scheme to illegally export sensitive U.S. artificial intelligence technology — Chinese national and two U.S. citizens charged with conspiring to smuggle artificial intelligence technology to China
Alleged
The DOJ says: The three defendants are alleged to have sought millions of dollars’ worth of export-controlled computer chips from a California-based computer hardware company for illegal shipment to China through Thailand. — Chinese national and two U.S. citizens charged with conspiring to smuggle artificial intelligence technology to China
Docket
The release names no docket number.

Every step

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  1. 25 Mar 2026 DOJ charges Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English · charged Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English have been charged with conspiring to commit smuggling and export control violations. — Chinese national and two U.S. citizens charged with conspiring to smuggle artificial intelligence technology to China; date from the date field of the Justice Department’s record

Cite this action

jesseahawkins.com, “Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English: DOJ action that names AI”, AI enforcement record, release read 3 Nov 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/rules/enforcement/doj-zheng-smuggle/

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