US-China Chip Smuggling Arrests
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- Ben ChapmanNew York Post
- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
- Han LiSouth China Morning Post
- TOI World DeskTimes of India
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Federal prosecutors arrested a California man on Oct 1 on charges of smuggling computer servers containing US$300 million (S$384.49 million) worth of Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China in violation of US export controls.
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Lui is charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, one count of smuggling and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Lui and his co-conspirators allegedly bought export-controlled servers through Earthmade and routed them to countries including Malaysia and Singapore, where the required US export licence was not needed, before arranging for the equipment to be re-exported to China.
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- 1 Oct
Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a California tech CEO who’s accused of smuggling more than $300 million in restricted AI chips into China.
Coverage 4 articles
3 Oct California tech company owner arrested over alleged $300 million China chip-smuggling scheme
Times of India
2 Oct US man arrested over alleged $300 million scheme to smuggle Nvidia AI servers to China
South China Morning Post2 Oct Man charged by US with illegally shipping Nvidia chips to China
The Straits Times
1 Oct Friendly-faced California tech CEO arrested by feds for allegedly hiding $300M Chinese secret
New York Post
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