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Three people indicted over alleged AI impersonation scheme that stole $129 million

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Federal prosecutors in New York have indicted three people in an alleged scheme that used artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys and steal more than $129 million, according to the indictment. The indictment, filed in US District Court in Manhattan, names Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit and accuses them of targeting thousands of companies worldwide over about a year and a half. Prosecutors say the group told employees, typically in accounting departments, that they needed help with a confidential transaction and used AI to mimic voices and images. NBC News reports that Soall and Hazan were arrested in Spain and Sheetrit in the United Kingdom. Defense lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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  1. Three people have been indicted or charged in connection with an alleged AI impersonation scheme.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News, CBS News
    Center
    United Press International
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Prosecutors allege the scheme used AI to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys and stole about $129 million.

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    Left
    NBC News, CBS News
    Center
    United Press International
    Right
    New York Post

  3. The three suspects are named as Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit.

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    NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  4. The scheme allegedly targeted thousands of companies worldwide over about a year and a half.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  5. According to the indictment, Soall and Hazan were arrested in Spain in June and August, and Sheetrit was arrested in the United Kingdom in September.

    One outletNBC News· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports three people charged over an alleged AI scheme that stole about $129 million from companies. Left and right headlines stress AI impersonation of executives and attorneys, while the center headline leads with the charges and the fraud.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    NBC leads with the nationality of the suspects and attributes the AI claim to the Justice Department, while CBS leads with the charges and the dollar amount.

    3 foreign nationals allegedly used AI to mimic CEOs in $129M scheme, DOJ says
    NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    UPI's headline states the charges and the fraud amount in plain terms, with the AI use as the method and no attribution.

    3 charged with using AI to commit $129 million in fraud
    United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The only right-side coverage is the New York Post's version of an AP report, whose headline stresses the impersonation of CEOs and attorneys and the $129 million loss.

    3 charged in AI scheme used to impersonate CEOs, attorneys to steal $129 million
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Foreign nationality of the suspects
  • AI mimicking of CEOs and attorneys
  • The $129 million total

Leaves out

  • Thousands of companies targeted, per the NY Post copy of the AP report

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  • NBC NewsLeft

    3 foreign nationals allegedly used AI to mimic CEOs in $129M scheme, DOJ says

    Three foreign nationals have been charged in connection with an alleged international fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say used AI technology to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys and steal more than $129 million.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    3 charged with using AI to steal some $129 million from companies

    Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million have been indicted, prosecutors say.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • The charges filed
  • The $129 million fraud amount
  • The use of AI as the method
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Impersonation of CEOs and attorneys
  • The $129 million loss
  • Thousands of companies targeted

Leaves out

  • Arrest locations in Spain and the United Kingdom

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    3 charged in AI scheme used to impersonate CEOs, attorneys to steal $129 million

    Over more than a year and a half, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, targeted thousands of companies across the world in their AI scheme, according to the indictment filed in a US District Court in New York.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    CBS News, Nov 6, 6:22 AM EST

  • Center

    4 hr 52 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 11:14 AM EST

  • Right

    5 hr 16 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 11:38 AM EST

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  1. CBS NewsLeftNov 6, 6:22 AM EST
  2. United Press InternationalCenterNov 6, 11:14 AM EST
  3. NBC NewsLeftNov 6, 11:38 AM EST
  4. New York PostRightNov 6, 11:38 AM EST

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