LOS ANGELES — A San Gabriel technology company owner was arrested Oct. 1 on federal charges alleging he smuggled more than $300 million in export-controlled computer servers to China.
Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, faces charges of conspiracy to violate federal export controls, outbound smuggling and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Shipments routed through third countries
According to the Sept. 29 indictment, Lui and alleged co-conspirators used his company, Earthmade Computer Inc. in City of Industry, to route restricted servers through Malaysia and Singapore to China during 2023 and 2024.
Prosecutors allege they submitted false paperwork concealing the Chinese buyers and shipped the equipment without required Commerce Department licenses. The servers contained U.S.-made graphics processing units used for advanced computing.
Earthmade allegedly received more than $176 million from two Malaysian shipping companies between January and October 2024.
In one transaction, Lui allegedly ordered 27 servers for about $7.6 million and had them shipped from Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur. A co-conspirator later told a Malaysian official the servers had been forwarded to a Chinese buyer, according to the indictment.
Three federal charges
If convicted, Lui faces maximum prison terms of 20 years on each conspiracy charge and 10 years for smuggling. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
- 🔴 Defendant: Greg Lui, 38, of San Gabriel.
- 🔴 Company: Earthmade Computer Inc., City of Industry.
- 🔴 Alleged exports: More than $300 million in restricted servers.
- 🔴 Alleged route: Through Malaysia and Singapore to China.
- 🔴 Charges: Export-control conspiracy, smuggling and money-laundering conspiracy.
- 🔴 Status: Charged; presumed innocent.