FBI nabs alleged $547M Medicare fraud fugitive overseas, third capture from 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list

FIRST ON FOX: The FBI has captured a fugitive accused of stealing much than fractional a cardinal dollars from Medicare and starring authorities connected an planetary manhunt, marking the 3rd apprehension from the bureau's "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list.

Khalid Ahmed Satary, who was indicted successful 2019 successful the Southern District of Florida, was arrested overseas aft spending astir 3 years connected the run, according to the FBI. Authorities said Satary violated the conditions of his pretrial merchandise successful 2022, prompting a national apprehension warrant.

"The apprehension of Khalid Ahmed Satary and instrumentality to the U.S. is the 3rd Most Wanted Fraudster seizure from this FBI and our partners successful conscionable 5 weeks — continuing the historical tally of occurrence for this caller initiative," FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital successful a statement.

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Khalid Ahmed Satary was arrested overseas aft spending astir 3 years connected the run, according to the 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 the FBI, the strategy relied connected deceptive selling campaigns, amerciable 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 the authorities for much than fractional a cardinal dollars," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. "Thanks to the outstanding enactment of our partners astatine the FBI, this suspect was brought backmost from overseas to look justness successful the United States. Our connection to fraudsters is clear: If you bargain from American taxpayers and exploit susceptible patients, we volition find and prosecute you, nary substance 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 with U.S. and planetary instrumentality enforcement partners and was expected to onshore successful the United States Tuesday morning. He was scheduled to marque his archetypal quality successful national tribunal Tuesday afternoon. The lawsuit is being handled by the 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 the United States much than fractional a cardinal dollars," Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division said. "As today's apprehension shows, determination is nary harmless haven for fraudsters who question to exploit susceptible Americans oregon our Nation's captious wellness attraction programs."

Patel besides linked Satary's apprehension to the Trump administration's broader effort to combat fraud against taxpayers.

Satary's apprehension marks the 3rd seizure since the FBI launched its Most Wanted Fraudsters database 5 weeks ago, Patel said. (FBI)

"This is conscionable the latest illustration showing President Trump's and Vice President Vance's White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud volition 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 people returned from overseas by this FBI — the 27th specified transportation since June."

Satary's apprehension marks the 3rd seizure since the FBI launched its Most Wanted Fraudsters database 5 weeks ago, an inaugural aimed astatine locating and apprehending fugitives accused of large-scale fiscal 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 the list. Prosecutors allege Ereg fraudulently obtained much than $4.2 cardinal from the Federal Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A week later, the FBI arrested Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, successful the Philippines aft authorities said helium spent astir 2 years connected the run. Kimble is accused of orchestrating a $1.2 cardinal Medicare fraud conspiracy.