{
  "id": 11723488,
  "title": "California CEO charged in $300M Nvidia GPU case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/california-ceo-charged-in-300m-nvidia-gpu-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T16:32:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-greg-lui-doj-charges-california-tech-ceo-linked-to-300-million-nvidia-gpu-scheme-allegedly-routed-through-malaysia-and-singapore-to-china/articleshow/134662982.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Greg Lui, the CEO of Earthmade Computer Inc., has been indicted by the US Department of Justice for his alleged involvement in a scheme to export over $300 million worth of high-end computer servers containing advanced US-made GPUs to China. The servers were reportedly purchased in the US and shipped to Malaysia and Singapore before being re-exported to China, bypassing the required export licenses. Lui faces three federal charges, including conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act and Export Administration Regulations, outbound smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Greg Lui, Earthmade CEO, indicted for $300M GPU export scheme",
    "Servers shipped through Malaysia, Singapore to China",
    "Lui faces conspiracy and money laundering charges"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}