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TRUVACE RECORD VERSION
record: TRV-2026-2635
version: 1
kind: certified
reason: Certified into the record
timestamp: 2026-11-12T12:02:23.235723Z
status: published
lens: p_space
sector: crime
headline: Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ
dek: Three people face charges alleging they schemed to use artificial intelligence to defraud companies of nearly $130 million, federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced Thursday. Jacob Soall, who called himself "Rocky Balboa," Sharon Hazan a…
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problem_title: Federal prosecutors allege three men used AI to mimic executives' voices and images and lawyers' voices, tricking employees into wiring more than $129 million from companies between July 2024 and February 2026.
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problem_reading: Federal prosecutors allege three men used AI to mimic executives' voices and images and lawyers' voices, tricking employees into wiring more than $129 million from companies between July 2024 and February 2026.
problem_evidence: the trio allegedly used AI to impersonate the voices of corporate executives at numerous companies and attorneys at big law firms | costing the companies more than $129 million, according to prosecutors
quick_read: Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced charges against Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit, who allegedly used AI to impersonate corporate executives and law-firm attorneys and defraud companies of nearly $130 million. The three were arrested in Europe and await extradition to the U.S. on conspiracy, money laundering and other charges.

The indictment says the scheme ran from July 2024 to February 2026. Victims named include a Missouri hospital system, a Rhode Island bank, a California hospital system, a UK financial technology company, a Massachusetts mutual fund company and a Florida pet food company, so the losses cut across health care, banking and consumer goods.

The allegations have not been tested in court. The charges carry a maximum of up to 20 years in federal prison, and U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald said the public should recognize that some people seek to use emerging AI technology for criminal goals.
limitation: The case rests on allegations in an indictment; the three defendants have not been tried or convicted and are awaiting extradition to the U.S.
tag: Evidence-backed problem
key_points: The scheme allegedly ran from July 2024 to February 2026 and cost companies more than $129 million, according to prosecutors. | Defendants allegedly used AI to mimic a CEO's voice or image on calls, then impersonated lawyers at large international law firms to make a sham confidential transaction look real. | Employees were directed to wire large sums to bank accounts controlled by members of the conspiracy. | Named losses include $11,578,474 from a UK financial technology company and $5,242,747 from a Florida pet food company. | Two hospital systems were targeted: $4,829,580 from one in Missouri and $2,968,497 from one in California. | The three face conspiracy, money laundering and other charges carrying up to 20 years in federal prison.
rundown: According to the unsealed indictment, the fraudsters told a target company's employees they needed help with a confidential financial transaction, using AI to mimic the CEO's voice or image in calls. Posing as the CEO, they then pointed the employee to lawyers at large international law firms who were supposedly working on the deal.

The indictment alleges the group impersonated those lawyers as well, reinforcing the belief that the transaction was real before the employee wired money to an account controlled by the conspiracy. Accounts were located all over the world.

Soall, 41, of Marbella, Spain, and the U.K., was arrested in Spain in June. Hazan, 54, of Israel, was arrested in Spain in August. Sheetrit, 42, of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, was arrested in the U.K. in September. Hazan was convicted in Manhattan federal court of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in 2008.
sources:
- journalism | ABC News | https://abcnews.com/US/trio-ai-impersonate-corporate-execs-defrauding-companies-130/story?id=137894421 | 2026-11-06
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