迈克尔·谢泼德报道：美国联邦检察官于周四逮捕了一名加利福尼亚州男子，指控其违反美国出口管制规定，向中国走私装有价值3亿美元英伟达公司人工智能芯片的计算机服务器。
By Michael Shepard Federal prosecutors arrested a California man on Thursday on charges of smuggling computer servers containing $300 million worth of Nvidia Corp. artificial intelligence chips to China in violation of US export controls.
当局表示，私营公司Earthmade Computer Inc.的老板格雷格·吕（Greg Lui）在2023年至2024年间，与其他身份不明的同谋者合作，在未取得美国所需许可证的情况下，将装有受管制芯片的服务器运往中国买家。
Authorities said that Greg Lui, the owner of privately held Earthmade Computer Inc., worked with other unidentified co-conspirators from 2023 to 2024 to ship servers containing the restricted chips to buyers in China without the required US licenses.
对吕的指控是联邦政府一系列起诉的最新案例，这些案件针对的是被指控违反出口管制规定的个人，该管制旨在出于国家安全考虑，防止美国制造的先进芯片落入中国手中。今年3月，当局指控超微电脑公司（Super Micro Computer Inc.）的联合创始人非法将价值数十亿美元的英伟达芯片转移至中国。该被告已作不认罪答辩。
The charges against Lui mark the latest in a series of federal prosecutions of individuals accused of violating export controls aimed at keeping advanced US-made chips out of Chinese hands over national security concerns. In March, authorities charged a co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. with illegally diverting billions of dollars in Nvidia chips to China. He pleaded not guilty.
美国司法部在一份声明中表示，38岁的吕预计将于当天稍晚出庭受审。该部门称，他面临一项违反美国出口管制的共谋罪、一项出口走私罪以及一项洗钱共谋罪。
Lui, 38, was expected to be arraigned later in the day, the Justice Department said in a statement. He’s facing one count each of conspiracy to violate US export controls, outbound smuggling and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the agency said.
检察官在法庭文件中辩称，由于吕若获释存在“严重”的潜逃风险，应对其实施无保释拘留。
Prosecutors argued in a court filing that Lui should be detained without bail because of a “serious risk” he would flee if released.
洛杉矶联邦助理检察官比尔·埃萨利（Bill Essayli）表示：“该被告据称使用虚假文件和通过第三国的运输方式，向中国走私了价值超过3亿美元的受出口管制计算机服务器。我们将积极起诉那些为牟利而将我们的国家安全置于风险中的人。”
“This defendant allegedly used false paperwork and shipments through third countries to smuggle more than $300 million in export-controlled computer servers to China,” said First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli in Los Angeles. “We will aggressively prosecute those who put our national security at risk for profit.”
美国司法部称，吕及其他人最初将该设备出口至马来西亚和新加坡，这两个司法管辖区购买美国公司先进人工智能芯片无需许可证。随后，这些服务器被运往最终的中国买家。
The Justice Department said that Lui and others exported the equipment initially to Malaysia and Singapore, jurisdictions that don’t require licenses for the purchases of advanced AI chips from US companies. The servers were then shipped to the ultimate buyers in China, according to the agency.
检察官指控称，吕某在明知服务器内含的芯片受到美国出口限制的情况下，仍安排了这些服务器的销售。当局表示，作为该计划的一部分，吕某及其同谋向美国制造商提供了虚假文件，谎报了产品的最终目的地。
Lui arranged for the sales of the servers knowing that the chips they contained were subject to US export curbs, the prosecutors alleged. As part of the scheme, authorities said, Lui and his co-conspirators provided false documentation to US manufacturers that misrepresented the final destination of the products.
检察官称，在一份采购订单中，吕某从一家未具名的美国制造商处购得27台服务器，内含英伟达H100图形处理器（GPU），总价约760万美元。
In one purchase order, Lui obtained 27 servers from an unidentified US manufacturer containing Nvidia H100 GPUs for approximately $7.6 million, prosecutors said.
上述指控由联邦检察官、联邦调查局（FBI）以及负责监管美国出口管制项目的商务部工业与安全局联合宣布。
The charges were announced jointly by federal prosecutors, the FBI and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which oversees US export-control programs.
美国司法部表示，如果所有指控罪名成立，吕某可能面临超过20年的监禁。法庭记录中未提供吕某的律师代理信息。英伟达代表未立即回应置评请求。
If convicted of all the charges, Lui could face more than 20 years in prison, the Justice Department said. The court docket didn’t provide information on lawyer representation for Lui. Nvidia representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment .
该案案号为USA v. Lui, 26-cr-00618，审理法院为美国加利福尼亚中区联邦地区法院（洛杉矶）。
The case is USA v. Lui, 26-cr-00618, US District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles).