Federal prosecutors charged Greg Lui, 38, CEO of Earthmade Computer, on October 2 with conspiracy to violate export controls, outbound smuggling, and money laundering, alleging he routed Nvidia H100 and A100 servers through Malaysia and Singapore on false documentation claiming permitted end users.
Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysia-based companies between January and October 2024, and total alleged smuggling exceeds $300 million; prosecutors named a Hangzhou industrial buyer but have not established a proven Chinese government sale. Senator Elizabeth Warren separately wrote to Nvidia requesting a response on its export compliance practices by June 2026, citing the criminal cases.