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United States v Lui

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Case Information
Case name United States v. Greg Lui[1]
Court U.S. District Court for the Central District of California[1]
Docket 2:26-cr-00618-ODW; indictment Doc. 1[1]
Filed September 29, 2026 (indictment)[1]
Judge(s) Not identified in the sources reviewed.
Prosecution United States of America (prosecution)[1]
Defendant Greg Lui, also known as Yiu Kong Lui[1]
Case type Federal criminal prosecution concerning exports of advanced computing equipment[1]
Claims / issues Indictment charges conspiracy to violate export controls, outbound smuggling and money-laundering conspiracy involving GPU servers allegedly routed to China[1]
Status Indictment filed September 29, 2026; Justice Department announced Lui’s arrest October 1. Charges remain pending in the sources reviewed.[2]

Federal prosecutors charged Greg Lui in a September 29, 2026 indictment with conspiring to violate U.S. export controls, outbound smuggling and money-laundering conspiracy. The Justice Department announced his arrest on October 1. The charges are allegations, and the reviewed sources do not establish a plea or ruling on guilt.[1][2]

Allegations and procedural history

The 22-page indictment alleges that Lui used Earthmade Computer and intermediaries to purchase advanced computer servers containing Nvidia GPUs from U.S. manufacturers and route them through Malaysia or Singapore to end users in China without required Commerce Department licenses. It alleges false statements in end-user, shipping and export records and identifies more than $300 million in server transactions. The named charges arise under the Export Control Reform Act and Export Administration Regulations, the federal outbound-smuggling statute and the money-laundering conspiracy statute.[1]

The indictment was filed September 29 in the Central District of California as case 2:26-cr-00618-ODW. The Justice Department announced Lui’s arrest on October 1. The reviewed sources do not establish a later hearing outcome or adjudication of the allegations.[1][2]

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