US arrests California man for allegedly smuggling $300m worth of computer servers to China
Source: The Guardian ·
Greg Lui allegedly used false paperwork to smuggle export-controlled gear from US to third countries and then ChinaUS authorities have arrested a man accused of smuggling more than $300m worth of computer servers to China, the Department of Justice announced.Greg Lui, 38, of California, also known as “Yiu Kong Lui”, allegedly used false paperwork and shipments through third countries to smuggle…
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US authorities have arrested a man accused of smuggling more than $300m worth of computer servers to China, the Department of Justice announced. Greg Lui, 38, of California, also known as “Yiu Kong Lui”, allegedly used false paperwork and shipments through third countries to smuggle the export-controlled computer servers to China, the justice department said in a statement on Thursday. The servers contained “US-manufactured graphics processing units (GPUs) commonly used for Super Intelligence (SI)”, it added, using the Trump administration’s new name for artificial intelligence (AI). “Protecting America’s national security means keeping our advanced super intelligence technology from being used to strengthen our adversaries’ military capabilities,” the US attorney for the central district of California, Bill Essayli, said. “We will aggressively prosecute those who put our national security at risk for profit,” he added. Lui operated a technology company called Earthmade Computer,…