California Man Arrested Over Alleged $300M GPU Smuggling to China

US prosecutors charged Greg Lui, 38, owner of California-based Earthmade Computer, with smuggling more than $300 million worth of export-controlled servers with US-made GPUs to China in 2023–2024. The DOJ says shipments were routed through Malaysia and Singapore with false documentation, and Earthmade received over $176 million from two Malaysia-based companies.

• Lui faces three federal charges: export control violations, smuggling and money laundering
• In January 2024 he allegedly ordered 27 GPU servers worth $7.61 million shipped to Kuala Lumpur
• Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysia-based shipment companies
• Each conspiracy and money laundering count carries a maximum of 20 years in prison