This just in: the FBI has arrested yet another scammer from the ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list!

Emylee Thai was arrested in Vietnam after around four years on the run.

She is accused of defrauding Medicare to the tune of over $100 million.

Watch FBI Director Kash Patel announce the major arrest here:

Director Patel provided more information on the arrest in a post on X:

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CAPTURED: Another FBI Most Wanted Fraudster.

This is the 6th Most Wanted Fraudster captured since the creation of the new list three months ago – and yet another high value target captured overseas. Subjects captured so far have been responsible for a combined over $2 billion in fraud and were on the run for over 4,000 days collectively prior to arrest.

EMYLEE THAI – a subject on the run since 2022 – has been arrested after allegedly defrauding Medicare for over $100 million. She was arrested in Vietnam and was believed to be hiding there since at least 2023. FBI is actively working with our partners to secure her return to the United States.

Thai is charged with offenses including Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, among others.

Thank you to our law enforcement partners, the DOJ @AGToddBlanche, the @WHFraudTF, and more who continue to work with us on this historic initiative under the leadership of @POTUSand @VP.
-DKP

Emylee Thai was originally indicted in 2022.

However, she fled from the law and flew overseas.

Now, she is being brought back to the United States to finally face justice!

KHOU 11 via Yahoo News detailed her crimes further:

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Federal authorities alleged Thai and others took part in a scheme involving genetic-testing orders and beneficiaries’ DNA samples. Prosecutors said Thai was paid commissions in exchange for laboratory referrals involving Medicare beneficiaries, including some who did not medically need the tests.

The FBI said Thai’s laboratory billed Medicare about $142 million for genetic testing and received about $95 million in claims payments.

Thai was initially arrested after a 2022 indictment but was released under several pretrial conditions, including wearing a location-monitoring device, authorities said. The FBI said she later cut off the device, left the Southern District of Texas and fled the country on a private plane to Vietnam using a false identity.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Thai in July 2023, and the FBI had offered a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to her arrest and conviction.

The ‘Most Wanted Fraudster’ list was released this summer — and, already, just three months later, half of the criminals on the list have been arrested!

Here’s a full list of those who have been confirmed as captured:

The FBI has publicly confirmed these captures from the Most Wanted Fraudsters list (launched June 4, 2026). Officials have described a total of six captures, with subjects linked to over $2 billion in alleged fraud and collectively on the run for thousands of days.

  1. Said Abdullahi Ereg — Surrendered June 10, 2026 (Minnesota). Alleged role in a COVID-era Federal Child Nutrition Program fraud scheme (~$4.2 million). First capture from the list.
  2. Herbert Leon Kimble (Herb Kimble) — Arrested June 11, 2026 (Philippines); returned to the U.S. Alleged mastermind of a ~$1.2 billion Medicare/telemedicine and durable medical equipment fraud scheme. Second capture.
  3. Khalid Ahmed Satary — Captured around July 20–21, 2026 (Middle East); returned to the U.S. Alleged role in a ~$547 million Medicare genetic testing fraud conspiracy.
  4. Elaine Angene Escoe — Captured in Jamaica (living under a fake identity); returned to the U.S. around July 25–27, 2026. Alleged role in a ~$32 million COVID-19 relief funds fraud scheme. Described as the fourth capture in roughly five weeks.
  5. Manjit Singh Bedi — Arrested September 4–5, 2026 (Jalandhar, India). Alleged SNAP (food benefits) fraud of at least $600,000 via a grocery store scheme. Fifth capture; the FBI is working on his return to the U.S.
  6. Emylee Thai — Captured in Vietnam (announced September 14, 2026; “this past weekend”). Alleged ~$100 million Medicare genetic testing/kickback fraud scheme. Sixth capture.

Six others are still on the run…but, they won’t be for long!

Here are the names of those on the list who have yet to be captured:

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The official FBI Most Wanted Fraudsters page currently shows 12 names (it can lag slightly behind capture announcements before formal removal). Excluding the recently confirmed captures of Bedi and Thai, the remaining individuals listed (and not reported captured) are:

  • Bernhard Eugen Fritsch (investment fraud scheme involving StarClub Inc., ~$35 million raised from investors)
  • Onur Simsek (alleged defense/military contracts fraud)
  • Rodney Dean Allen (wire fraud / investment scheme, ~$7.3 million)
  • Rey E. Grabato, II (alleged $650 million real estate Ponzi scheme)
  • Darren Anthony Robinson (alleged $100 million international Ponzi / currency exchange scheme)
  • Julieanne Baldueza Dimitrion (mortgage fraud)
  • John Michael Dimitrion (mortgage fraud; married couple with Julieanne)
  • Fahad Mohamed Nur (alleged child nutrition program fraud)
  • Michael Lizaso Marasigan (convicted in ~$34 million bingo/illegal gambling fraud; sentenced in absentia)
  • Christopher W. Burns (mail fraud / peer-to-peer lending scheme, at least $10 million)

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