U.S. Arrests Earthmade's Greg Lui Over Alleged GPU Exports

U.S. authorities arrested Earthmade's Greg Lui over alleged unlicensed exports of about $300 million in restricted GPU servers to China.

U.S. authorities arrested Greg Lui, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, the 38-year-old owner of California-based Earthmade Computer Inc.—called its CEO by Ars Technica—on October 1, 2026, in a case brought by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles under a September 29 indictment. He is charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act and Export Administration Regulations, outbound smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, for allegedly buying restricted U.S. GPU servers and sending them to China without Commerce Department licenses using false end-user records. Three outlets say the hardware moved through Malaysia and Singapore, while Ars Technica also names Hong Kong. The Register identifies Nvidia A100, H100, PNY GeForce RTX 4090, and GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs and dates shipments from about October 2023 to August 12, 2026; Ars cites A100 and H100 servers from October 2023 through August 2026, and the earlier reports say only 2023–2024 without naming models. All say Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysian shipping or transshipment companies, and the first two cite one order of 27 servers worth about $7.6 million in 2024 or, more specifically, January through October 2024. Those reports and Ars say more than $300 million in servers reached China and put conspiracy exposure at up to 20 years, one adding up to 10 years for smuggling, whereas The Register says about or nearly $300 million and a combined maximum of 50 years. Ars adds that Nvidia said the alleged diversion is less than half of one percent of its products.

• Greg Lui, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, a 38-year-old described as owner or CEO of California-based Earthmade Computer Inc., was arrested in California on October 1, 2026; federal prosecutors in Los Angeles filed a September 29 indictment.
• He is charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act and Export Administration Regulations, outbound smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, over alleged unlicensed exports using false end-user records.
• Shipments were allegedly routed through Malaysia and Singapore; Ars Technica also names Hong Kong. The Register lists Nvidia A100, H100, PNY GeForce RTX 4090, and GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs, while Ars names only A100 and H100.
• Dates conflict: 2023–2024 in the first two reports, about October 2023 to August 12, 2026 in The Register, and October 2023 through August 2026 in Ars Technica.
• Earthmade allegedly received more than $176 million from two Malaysian shipping or transshipment companies; one cited order was 27 servers worth about $7.6 million, with payments placed in 2024 or January–October 2024.
• Scale figures disagree: more than $300 million versus The Register’s about or nearly $300 million.
• Penalty figures disagree: conspiracy counts of up to 20 years, with one report adding up to 10 years for smuggling, versus The Register’s combined maximum of 50 years.
• Ars Technica reports Nvidia said the alleged diversion is less than half of one percent of its products.