By Rajat Saini
Publication Date: 2026-10-02 15:55:00
A California technology company owner has been charged in an alleged scheme to send more than $300 million in export-controlled AI servers to China. Prosecutors say the equipment was routed through Malaysia and Singapore to hide its final destination.
The US Justice Department announced the arrest of Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, on October 1. Lui owns Earthmade Computer Inc. and faces charges of conspiring to violate export rules, outbound smuggling and conspiring to commit money laundering.
Bloomberg Law identifies the hardware as servers containing Nvidia AI chips. The Justice Department’s public release describes US-made graphics processors but does not name their manufacturer, so the Nvidia connection relies on that additional reporting.
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Prosecutors describe a transshipment route
According to the indictment, Earthmade bought controlled servers from US manufacturers during 2023 and 2024. The company allegedly supplied paperwork naming permitted customers in Malaysia or Singapore, then had the equipment re-exported to buyers in China without the licenses required by the Commerce Department.
One cited purchase covered 27 servers worth about $7.6…
