US Alleges California Man Smuggled Export-Controlled Servers to China - Regional Media News
Greg Lui is accused of using false paperwork and third-country shipments to move export-controlled servers worth $300 million, prosecutors said.
- Federal prosecutors arrested Greg Lui, owner of Earthmade Computer, on Thursday for allegedly smuggling $300 million worth of US-manufactured Nvidia servers to China in violation of export controls.
- Between 2023 and 2024, Lui and co-conspirators allegedly used false documentation to ship servers to Malaysia and Singapore, jurisdictions requiring no export licenses, before re-exporting them to China.
- In one purchase order, Lui obtained 27 servers containing Nvidia H100 GPUs for approximately $7.6 million; he faces charges including conspiracy and smuggling carrying over 20 years in potential prison time.
- Lui was expected to face arraignment Friday in Los Angeles District Court, where prosecutors argued he posed a "serious risk" of flight and should be detained without bail.
- This case marks the latest federal effort to enforce export controls, as Washington seeks to prevent Beijing from acquiring advanced American computing technology that could strengthen its military capabilities.
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The U.S. law enforcement authorities detained a 38-year-old owner of a technology company on suspicion of illegally exporting artificial intelligence chips worth over $300 million. The owner of a technology company in California was detained by law enforcement agencies on suspicion of illegal shipments of high-performance servers for artificial intelligence to China. The total cost of equipment with American graphic processors subject to export …
NEWS HEADLINES: Trump DOJ Arrests California Tech Owner In Alleged $300 Million China Smuggling Scheme – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac
The Trump Justice Department has arrested a California technology-company owner accused of smuggling more than $300 million in restricted American computer servers to China. Prosecutors say the operation used false paperwork and stops in other countries to get around U.S. export controls. That is the central issue here: a shipment’s first destination is not necessarily its final customer. The national-security division announced the arrest while…
Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged Gregg Lui, 38, of California, with participating in a scheme to ship more than $300 million worth of Nvidia graphics-based computer servers to China. Lui, who owns technology company Earthmade Computer Inc., is charged with conspiracy to violate U.S. export control regulations, export smuggling and conspiracy to launder money. The indictment was filed by a federal grand jury on September 29, …
US alleges California man smuggled export-controlled servers to China - Regional Media News
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A California man was arrested on federal charges alleging he smuggled to China more than $300 million worth of export-controlled computer servers containing US-manufactured graphics processing units commonly used for AI applications, the US Justice Department said [...]
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