Cracks in the Silicon Curtain: The $300M Nvidia Smuggling Ring and the High-Stakes Debate Over AI Export Controls
Executive Overview The global race for artificial intelligence supremacy is encountering a porous frontier, defined by illicit networks, multi-million-dollar shell corporations, and high-performance silicon slipping quietly across borders. In a sweeping federal indictment unveiled in October 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of 38-year-old Greg Lui, chief executive of Earthmade…
