California Tech CEO ARRESTED As FBI TRACES $300M In AI Servers To China & Up To 50 Years in Prison

Federal prosecutors say Greg Lui, owner of Earthmade Computer in the City of Industry, California, used his company to send more than $300 million in export-controlled AI servers to China between 2023 and 2024. According to the indictment, the servers were bought from U.S. manufacturers with false paperwork about the end users, shipped to Malaysia and Singapore, and then reshipped to China without the required Commerce Department license. Prosecutors say a January 2024 email included an export compliance form in which a Malaysian company acknowledged the U.S. restrictions, and that in March 2024 a co-conspirator emailed a Malaysian government official saying 27 of the servers had been transshipped to a buyer in China. Lui faces three counts with combined statutory maximums of 50 years. He has not been convicted. In this video: The arrest outside Earthmade, caught on camera Why Malaysia and Singapore were used, and the license rule behind it The compliance form, the 27-server order and the packing list The March 2024 email that named China The $176 million from two Malaysian shipping firms, and the gap to $300 million Malaysia’s July 2025 permit rule for U.S. AI chips What “up to 50 years” means, and how a similar Houston case played out Where Nvidia fits in, and what happens next in court Greg Lui is charged, not convicted, and is presumed innocent. Nvidia is not accused of wrongdoing, and Earthmade is not named as a defendant. Sources: U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release 26-1129) · U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California · FBI · Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security · Fox News · ABC7 Los Angeles · CNBC · Forbes · Bloomberg · Asia News Network / The Star. News clips are used for commentary, criticism and reporting under fair use. Aerial and stock footage licensed from Envato. #California #AIChips #Nvidia #China #News