WASHINGTON (TNND) — Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel said the agency added two new suspects to its “Most Wanted Health Care Fraud” list after the recent arrests of two fugitives who had previously appeared on the roster.
“This should be a message to the world that the FBI, along with our interagency partners, are not tolerating fraud anymore,” Patel said during a news conference on Tuesday.
“And we will chase them down — just like we will chase terrorists, narcotrafficers, gang bangers, and those that wish to do harm to our communities,” he added.”
Patel identified the suspects as Khalid Ahmed Satary and Emylee Thai. He said both have been on the run since 2022.
Satary is wanted for his alleged role in a health care fraud conspiracy involving approximately $547 million, Patel said.
Thai was indicted on charges including conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., paying and receiving health care kickbacks, and payment of kickbacks involving a federal health care program.Patel said a laboratory operated by Thai billed Medicare approximately $142 million for genetic testing services and received about $95 million in payments from the federal health insurance program.
Patel said the additions come as part of a broader effort led by the FBI’s White House Fraud Task Force, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal agencies, to track down suspects accused of orchestrating large-scale healthcare fraud schemes.
The announcement follows what federal officials described as a recent enforcement success, with two previously listed suspects arrested over the last two weeks. The FBI said the arrests allowed investigators to update the list and focus public attention on other individuals accused of major fraud schemes.
It also comes after Acting U.S. District Attorney Todd Blanche announced charges against 455 people across 45 states accused of participating in “healthcare fraud schemes” involving more than $6.5 billion in false claims.
“This is just the beginning,” Blanche said.
“This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combating healthcare fraud in history,” Blanche added. “Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and the vice president, and all those folks standing behind me and next to me, we are more united than ever before.”
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Patel urged anyone who has information about Ahmed and/or Thai to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov.
