GoKawiilDOJ charges Earthmade Computer CEO Greg Lui over alleged $300M Nvidia chip smuggling to China
The Department of Justice announced the arrest of Greg Lui, 38, CEO of Earthmade Computer, accusing him of using falsified paperwork to reroute servers containing restricted Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs to China via Malaysia and Singapore. The DOJ says the scheme ran from October 2023 to August 2026 and involved shipments worth more than $300 million, including fraudulent buyer documents and false claims to a Malaysian official that goods had reached China.
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The case underscores Washington's continuing struggle to enforce export controls meant to limit China's access to advanced AI chips, despite restrictions already in place for years. It also suggests smuggling networks are adapting by routing shipments through multiple third countries and fabricating corporate identities to evade detection, which could prompt US regulators to tighten scrutiny of freight-forwarding intermediaries in Southeast Asia.
- Greg Lui, CEO of Earthmade Computer, was arrested and charged with smuggling export-controlled Nvidia chips into China.
- The alleged scheme used falsified paperwork and routed shipments through Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, worth over $300 million.
- It is one of several recent US cases targeting illegal diversion of advanced AI chips to China, highlighting enforcement challenges.
Source: arstechnica.com, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China”
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