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According to prosecutors, the alleged scheme ran between 2023 and 2024
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Shipping those servers to China legally would have required an export license from the US Commerce Department.
Key facts
- Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, was taken into custody on October 1, 2026
- Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have arrested a California business owner accused of moving more than $300 million worth of export-controlled AI hardware to buyers in China
- According to prosecutors, the alleged scheme ran between 2023 and 2024
- Federal prosecutors say Earthmade Computer owner Greg Lui routed export-controlled GPU servers through Malaysia and Singapore using falsified paperwork
Summary
Federal prosecutors say Earthmade Computer owner Greg Lui routed export-controlled GPU servers through Malaysia and Singapore using falsified paperwork. Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have arrested a California business owner accused of moving more than $300 million worth of export-controlled AI hardware to buyers in China. Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, was taken into custody on October 1, 2026. The case matters because it lands in the middle of a broader US push to keep advanced computing technology out of China. According to prosecutors, the alleged scheme ran between 2023 and 2024.