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title: "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 (Rebecca Cohen/NBC News)"
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# 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 \(Rebecca Cohen/NBC News\)

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**Published:** 2026-11-06T17:35:00.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** safety

## Summary

The US DOJ indicts three foreign nationals for allegedly using AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys at major international law firms\. These individuals were involved in a $129M\+ fraud scheme\. The suspects used AI to convince employees to transfer millions of dollars\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261106/p17>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/cybersecurity/3-charged-in-129m-scam-using-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-and-lawyers-bbd26952>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/cybersecurity/3-charged-in-129m-scam-using-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-and-lawyers-bbd26952>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/cybersecurity/us-indicts-3-men-for-129m-ai-fraud-that-targeted-hospitals-and-fintechs-0bff8e2a>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/cybersecurity/us-indicts-3-men-for-129m-ai-fraud-that-targeted-hospitals-and-fintechs-0bff8e2a>)