On October 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the apprehension of Greg Lui, the 38-year-old CEO of Earthmade Computer, a tech company headquartered in California. Lui stands accused of collaborating with multiple associates from 2023 to 2024 to illicitly ship servers valued at more than $300 million, which were outfitted with NVIDIA's top-tier GPUs (including the A100, H100, and the consumer-grade flagship models GeForce RTX 4090/5090), to nations subject to export restrictions. This operation was conducted through transit points in Malaysia, Singapore, and other locales, as a means to bypass U.S. export regulations. Lui is facing three distinct charges: conspiracy to contravene the U.S. Export Control Reform Act and the Export Administration Regulations, smuggling goods out of the country, and conspiracy to engage in money laundering. Should he be found guilty on all counts, Lui could potentially be sentenced to a cumulative prison term exceeding 20 years.