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US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million

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Associated Press. (2026, November 6). US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3373511/us-accuses-trio-using-ai-impersonate-ceos-and-lawyers-steal-us129-million

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US prosecutors have indicted three individuals—Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit—for allegedly stealing approximately US$129 million through a scheme that involved using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and lawyers. The suspects targeted thousands of companies worldwide over more than a year and a half by employing voice-cloning technology to deceive corporate accounting teams into making fraudulent wire transfers.
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Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for using AI to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal approximately $129 million over more than a year and a half, according to an indictment filed in a U.S. District Court in New York on Thursday. The suspects targeted thousands of companies worldwide, including hospital systems in Missouri and California, a bank in Rhode Island, a financial technology company in the UK, a mutual fund company in Massachusetts, and a pet food company in Florida.

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📰 US Accuses Trio of AI Impersonation Fraud
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California Missouri New York Rhode Island a US District Court

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California GPE · 1× Guy Sheetrit PERSON · 1× Jacob Soall PERSON · 1× Massachusetts GPE · 1× Missouri GPE · 1× New York GPE · 1× Rhode Island GPE · 1× Sharon Hazan PERSON · 1× a US District Court ORG · 1× the United Kingdom GPE · 1×

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US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million
framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
2026-11-06 · South China Morning Post
US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million · speculative framing

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US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million asserted
US → accuse → million
Suspects allegedly used voice-cloning tech to target corporate accounting teams Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and lawyers to steal about US$129 million have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said Thursday. uncertain
prosecutors → use → fraud
Over more than a year and a half, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, targeted thousands of companies across the world in their AI scheme, according to the indictment filed in a US District Court in New York. uncertain
Soall → target → York
Their victims included hospital systems in Missouri and California, a bank in Rhode Island, a financial technology company in the United Kingdom, a mutual fund company in Massachusetts and a pet food company in Florida, according to court documents. uncertain
victims → include → documents
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