California tech CEO arrested, faces up to 20 years in prison for smuggling $300 million in Nvidia AI servers to China
Department of Justice (DoJ) press release on October 1, the defendant — Greg Lui, also known as Yiu Kong Lui — and unidentified co-conspirators smuggled the chips in high-end servers from 2023 to 2024. “This defendant allegedly used false paperwork and shipments through third countries to smuggle more than $300 million in export-controlled computer servers to China,” said First Assistant U.S. He was arraigned and made his initial appearance on October 1.
- ▪Department of Justice (DoJ) press release on October 1, the defendant — Greg Lui, also known as Yiu Kong Lui — and unidentified co-conspirators smuggled the chips in high-end servers from 2023 to 2024.
- ▪“This defendant allegedly used false paperwork and shipments through third countries to smuggle more than $300 million in export-controlled computer servers to China,” said First Assistant U.S.
- ▪He was arraigned and made his initial appearance on October 1.
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Tech Industry Artificial Intelligence California tech CEO arrested, faces up to 20 years in prison for smuggling $300 million in Nvidia AI servers to China — federal prosecutors say chips were routed through Malaysia and Singapore using false paperwork News By Etiido Uko Published 2 October 2026 Suspect faces 20 years in prison When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images / Justin Sullivan) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A California man has been arrested for smuggling over $300 million worth of restricted Nvidia chips to China in violation of…
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