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DOJ indicts three over $129M scheme using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York charged Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit, arrested in Spain and the UK, with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. They allege the group used AI to mimic executives' and attorneys' voices and images from July 2024 to February 2026 and took at least $129 million from companies, per NBC News and CyberScoop.

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Made the five · #2 on Saturday, November 7, 2026

Deepfake CEOs took $129M from companies, DOJ says

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NBC Newsnbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-foreign-nationals-allegedly-used-ai-mimic-ceos-129m-scheme-doj-says-rcna607818

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Friday, November 6, 2026

  1. NBC News

    The US DOJ indicts three foreign nationals for allegedly using AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys at major international law firms in a $129M+ fraud scheme

  2. AP

    apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-impersonation-theft-fraud-c348a0c96e941214e56f8d923d03fc4b

  3. PCMag

    pcmag.com/news/trio-of-scammers-used-ai-voice-cloning-tech-to-steal-129m-from-companies

  4. CyberScoop

    cyberscoop.com/ai-deepfakes-impersonate-ceo-lawyer-defraud-companies/

  5. ITPro

    itpro.com/security/cyber-crime/three-charged-after-impersonating-ceos-and-attorneys-in-usd129-million-deepfake-fraud-scheme

  6. PYMNTS.com

    pymnts.com/cybersecurity/identity-theft/2026/fbi-charges-three-129-million-dollar-ai-impersonation-scam/

  7. US Department of Justice

    justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-foreign-nationals-arrested-and-charged-scheme-use-super-intelligence-defraud

  8. The Record

    therecord.media/ceo-spoofing-scammers-charged

  9. Quartz

    qz.com/ai-impersonation-fraud-three-charged-129-million-110626

  10. The Daily Caller

    dailycaller.com/2026/11/06/rocky-balboa-superman-cash-fat-boy-artificial-intelligence-hospitals

  11. WJBK-TV

    fox2detroit.com/news/three-accused-ai-impersonate-ceos-fraud-scheme

Saturday, November 7, 2026

  1. NewsCord

    newscord.org/article/jacob-soall-sharon-hazan-and-guy-sheetrit-charged-in-129-million-ai-impersonatio--Story_20261107_TwoIsraelisChargedind452e15a
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