DOJ Charges Greg Lui

DOJ Charges Greg Lui in Alleged $300 Million Server Smuggling Case

Federal prosecutors say a San Gabriel technology company owner tried to move export-controlled American computing power to China by routing it through third countries. On October 1, 2026, agents arrested Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, on a three-count indictment returned two days earlier.

The case sits at the center of U.S. efforts to keep advanced graphics processors out of unauthorized hands. An indictment is an allegation. Lui is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

What the Indictment Alleges

The U.S. Department of Justice says Lui owns Earthmade Computer Inc., a closely held firm based in the City of Industry. Prosecutors charge him with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act and the Export Administration Regulations, outbound smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

According to the department, Lui and co-conspirators used Earthmade from 2023 to 2024 to buy high-end computer servers containing U.S.-manufactured GPUs commonly used for Super Intelligence applications, then sent them toward China without the licenses required by the Commerce Department. Officials say the hardware was first shipped to places such as Malaysia and Singapore, where a license was not required, and then re-exported.

From January 2024 to October 2024, Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysia-based shipment companies, the Justice Department said. One documented example is a January 2024 purchase order for 27 servers valued at about $7,614,000, shipped from Los Angeles toward Kuala Lumpur. A co-conspirator later told a Malaysian official those servers had been transshipped to a buyer in China, according to the release.

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National Security Stakes and What Comes Next

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said Super Intelligence is the defining technology of the era and that the National Security Division will protect the American advantage in the chips that power it. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Lui allegedly used false paperwork and third-country shipments to move more than $300 million in export-controlled servers, adding that prosecutors will pursue those who put national security at risk for profit.

FBI Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky said the investigation indicated Lui allegedly sold the Chinese government hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of American Super Intelligence technology. The Bureau of Industry and Security, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and the FBI investigated the case.

If convicted on all counts, Lui faces a statutory maximum of 20 years on the export-control conspiracy, 20 years on the money-laundering conspiracy, and 10 years on the smuggling count. Court records list the case as United States v. Greg Lui in the Central District of California. A plea had not been detailed in the initial public announcement.

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Sources

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, “California Man Arrested for Smuggling More Than $300 Million in Export-Controlled Computer Servers to China,” October 1, 2026. Indictment filed September 29, 2026, Central District of California, case 2:26-cr-00618-ODW.