U.S. prosecutors charge three foreigners in $129 million AI fraud scheme
U. S. prosecutors announced on November 6 that three foreign nationals were charged in Manhattan federal court with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering for using artificial-intelligence voice-deepfake tools to impersonate CEOs and attorneys and steal more than $129 million from companies worldwide.
The indictment, filed on November 5, alleged that the suspects—Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit—used AI-generated voice impersonations to trick employees into wiring funds to accounts they controlled. Earlier reports said the scheme netted nearly $130 million and noted the charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.