{"data":{"id":2676,"lang":"en","title":"Three Men Indicted in $129 Million Scheme Using AI Voices and Faces to Impersonate CEOs and Lawyers","summary":"US prosecutors say three men used AI-cloned voices and images of CEOs and lawyers to trick companies into wiring over $129 million.","category":"technology","category_label":"Technology","published_at":"2026-11-12T03:00:51Z","updated_at":"2026-11-12T03:00:51Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2676-three-men-indicted-in-129-million-scheme-using-ai-voices-and-faces-to","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2676?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2676.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/Fraud-Shutterstock.jpg","word_count":166,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/three-men-charged-in-130-million-ai-impersonation-scheme","domain":"abajournal.com"},{"url":"https://www.itv.com/news/2026-11-06/3-charged-in-scheme-to-use-ai-to-mimic-ceos-to-steal-129-million","domain":"itv.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2750,"title":"Tři muži obžalováni z podvodu za 129 milionů dolarů: hlasy a tváře generálních ředitelů i právníků napodobovali pomocí AI","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2750-tri-muzi-obzalovani-z-podvodu-za-129-milionu-dolaru-hlasy-a-tvare-generalnich","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2750?lang=cs"},"content":"Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed an indictment against Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit, accusing them of stealing more than $129 million. Prosecutors say the men used AI-manipulated voices and images to pose as company executives and then as lawyers at a major international law firm, pushing accounting staff to wire large sums abroad.\n\nThe alleged scheme ran from July 2024 to February 2026. Named victims include a UK technology company (over $11 million), a Florida pet food company (about $5 million), a Missouri hospital system (nearly $5 million) and a Massachusetts mutual fund (more than $4.6 million). The money was allegedly routed through accounts in several countries and converted to cryptocurrency.\n\nSoall and Hazan were arrested in Spain this summer and Sheetrit in the UK in September. They face charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. The case shows how convincing AI voice and video cloning has become a practical tool for large-scale corporate fraud."}}