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FIRST ON FOX: The FBI has captured a fugitive accused of stealing much than half a cardinal dollars from Medicare and starring authorities connected an world manhunt, marking nan 3rd apprehension from nan bureau's "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list.
Khalid Ahmed Satary, who was indicted successful 2019 successful nan Southern District of Florida, was arrested overseas aft spending astir 3 years connected nan run, according to nan FBI. Authorities said Satary violated nan conditions of his pretrial merchandise successful 2022, prompting a national apprehension warrant.
"The apprehension of Khalid Ahmed Satary and return to nan U.S. is nan 3rd Most Wanted Fraudster seizure from this FBI and our partners successful conscionable 5 weeks — continuing nan historical tally of occurrence for this caller initiative," FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital successful a statement.
FBI CAPTURES $1.2B MEDICARE FRAUD FUGITIVE IN PHILIPPINES, SECOND ARREST FROM MOST WANTED FRAUDSTERS LIST
Khalid Ahmed Satary was arrested overseas aft spending astir 3 years connected nan run, according to nan FBI. (FBI)
Patel said Satary is accused of participating successful a conspiracy that fraudulently billed Medicare for $547 cardinal worthy of costly and medically unnecessary familial tests betwixt 2016 and 2019. According to nan FBI, nan strategy relied connected deceptive trading campaigns, forbidden kickbacks and bribes to make fraudulent Medicare claims.
"This suspect allegedly orchestrated a monolithic fraud strategy that preyed connected thousands of aged patients, deceiving them into undergoing expensive, medically unnecessary tests and fraudulently billing nan authorities for much than half a cardinal dollars," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. "Thanks to nan outstanding activity of our partners astatine nan FBI, this suspect was brought backmost from overseas to look justness successful nan United States. Our connection to fraudsters is clear: If you bargain from American taxpayers and utilization susceptible patients, we will find and prosecute you, nary matter wherever you are."
Patel said Satary "exploited a programme dedicated to helping our astir susceptible and alternatively stole for himself."
Satary is accused of participating successful a conspiracy that fraudulently billed Medicare for $547 cardinal worthy of costly and medically unnecessary familial tests betwixt 2016 and 2019. (FBI)
The FBI said Satary was apprehended overseas done coordination pinch U.S. and world rule enforcement partners and was expected to onshore successful nan United States Tuesday morning. He was scheduled to make his first quality successful national tribunal Tuesday afternoon. The lawsuit is being handled by nan FBI's Miami Field Office.
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"This suspect is alleged to person engaged successful a monolithic fraud strategy that preyed connected aged patients, duped them into taking costly and unnecessary familial tests, and billed nan United States much than half a cardinal dollars," Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of nan Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division said. "As today's apprehension shows, location is nary safe haven for fraudsters who activity to utilization susceptible Americans aliases our Nation's captious wellness attraction programs."
Patel besides linked Satary's apprehension to nan Trump administration's broader effort to combat fraud against taxpayers.
Satary's apprehension marks nan 3rd seizure since nan FBI launched its Most Wanted Fraudsters database 5 weeks ago, Patel said. (FBI)
"This is conscionable nan latest illustration showing President Trump's and Vice President Vance's White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud will not beryllium deterred successful our ngo to way down each and each fraudster who allegedly steals from American taxpayers," Patel said. "And it's yet different high-value target returned from overseas by this FBI — nan 27th specified transportation since June."
Satary's apprehension marks nan 3rd seizure since nan FBI launched its Most Wanted Fraudsters database 5 weeks ago, an inaugural aimed astatine locating and apprehending fugitives accused of large-scale financial crimes.
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Last month, Said Abdullahi Ereg, a erstwhile Minneapolis market and deli proprietor wanted connected national charges since 2024, surrendered to national authorities aft being added to nan list. Prosecutors allege Ereg fraudulently obtained much than $4.2 cardinal from nan Federal Child Nutrition Program during nan COVID-19 pandemic.
A week later, nan FBI arrested Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, successful nan Philippines aft authorities said he spent astir 2 years connected nan run. Kimble is accused of orchestrating a $1.2 cardinal Medicare fraud conspiracy.
