# US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China

https://mins.news/en/item/84078

- Ars Technica, 2026-10-02 18:39 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/us-arrests-tech-ceo-accused-of-smuggling-300m-in-nvidia-chips-into-china/

> The US arrested Greg Lui, CEO of Earthmade Computer, over allegations that he used false paperwork and worked with freight-forwarding firms in South Asia to divert more than $300 million in servers containing export-controlled Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs to China. The FBI indictment alleges he knew the shipments’ ultimate destination.

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