Federal Prosecutors Charge Three Men in $129 Million AI Voice Mimicry Fraud Scheme
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged three men—Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit—with orchestrating a sophisticated fraud scheme that used artificial intelligence to mimic the voices and images of company executives. This scheme allegedly defrauded companies worldwide of over $129 million between 2024 and 2026. According to the indictment unsealed on November 5, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, the perpetrators would impersonate chief executives to request confidential financial transactions from employees. These employees were then directed to individuals posing as lawyers from a large international firm, who were allegedly part of the same criminal group and would provide account details for wire transfers. The stolen funds were reportedly routed through accounts in nine different countries and converted into cryptocurrency to obscure their origin. The victims include hospital systems in Missouri and California, a Rhode Island bank, a Massachus...
