How Emylee Thai’s Medicare Fraud Case Led to Her Capture in Vietnam
Emylee Thai spent nearly four years as a fugitive after federal authorities accused her of participating in a large Medicare genetic-testing fraud scheme. She disappeared in December 2022 after removing an electronic monitoring device and leaving the United States. On Sept. 14, 2026, the FBI announced that international law enforcement partners had arrested her in […]
Emylee Thai, accused of participating in a massive Medicare genetic-testing fraud scheme, was finally captured in Vietnam after a four-year run as a fugitive. According to federal authorities, her laboratory submitted tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent genetic-testing claims to Medicare between 2019 and 2022, receiving about $95 million in return.
The scheme allegedly involved obtaining doctors' orders and DNA samples from Medicare beneficiaries, generating payments from the federal health program. Thai, who was required to wear an electronic monitoring device, disappeared on December 8, 2022, after removing the device and leaving the United States. She was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list in June 2026, with a reward of up to $150,000 offered for information leading to her arrest and conviction.
International law enforcement partners arrested Thai in Vietnam on September 14, 2026, though the specific agencies involved in the operation were not disclosed. Thai faces active federal charges in the United States, where the FBI is working with international partners to secure her return.
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