3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs, attorneys to steal $129 mil.
NEW YORK — Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said Thursday. 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…
Three individuals, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for their involvement in an AI-based scheme that impersonated CEOs and attorneys to steal approximately $129 million over a period of over a year and a half. Their targets included numerous companies worldwide, such as 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.
The defendants are from Spain, the UK, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates, and they are also charged with money laundering. The case remains sealed in court records.
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