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Three charged in $129 million scheme using AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys

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US prosecutors charged three foreign nationals with using AI to clone the voices and images of corporate executives and lawyers, tricking employees into wiring about $129 million. The indictment was unsealed Thursday.

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Timeline · 7 reports

  1. 2026-11-07 11:01 · The Next Web
    US charges three men over $129m scheme that faked CEOs’ voices with AI
  2. 2026-11-07 00:00 · AI Incident Database
    Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
  3. 2026-11-06 17:35 · Techmeme
    The US DOJ indicts three foreign nationals for allegedly using AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys at major international law firms in a $129M+ fraud scheme
  4. 2026-11-06 16:38 · NBC News
    3 foreign nationals allegedly used AI to mimic CEOs in $129M scheme, DOJ says
  5. 2026-11-06 07:58 · ABC News Technology
    3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
  6. 2026-11-06 06:25 · Washington Post AI
    3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
  7. 2026-11-06 03:22 · AP News
    3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million

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