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Three Individuals Charged in $129 Million AI-Powered Business Impersonation Scheme
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Three Individuals Charged in $129 Million AI-Powered Business Impersonation Scheme

Federal prosecutors have indicted three foreign nationals for allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to defraud thousands of companies.

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Federal prosecutors have indicted three foreign nationals for allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to defraud thousands of companies.

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. Three foreign nationals have been charged in connection with an alleged international fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say used AI technology to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys and steal more than $129 million.

NBC News reported the story as "3 foreign nationals allegedly used AI to mimic CEOs in $129M scheme, DOJ says." New York Post reported the story as "3 charged in AI scheme used to impersonate CEOs, attorneys to steal $129 million."

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