Man charged by US with illegally shipping Nvidia chips to China
He is said to have shipped servers containing restricted chips, without required US licences
According to US Federal prosecutors, Greg Lui, owner of Earthmade Computer, was arrested on October 1 for charges of smuggling Nvidia AI chips worth $300 million to China. Lui allegedly worked with co-conspirators from 2023 to 2024 to ship servers containing restricted chips without obtaining required US licenses. The charges mark recent federal prosecutions targeting individuals violating export controls on advanced US-made chips going to China for national security concerns.
Prosecutors allege Lui and others exported equipment to Malaysia and Singapore first, then shipped the servers to Chinese buyers, arranging sales while falsifying documentation on product destinations. If convicted, Lui faces over 20 years in prison.
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