The FBI and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud captured four overseas fugitives accused of defrauding American taxpayers out of $1.8 billion โ all within six weeks of launching a new “Most Wanted Fraudster” list.
The four suspects had been on the run for a combined 3,500 days before being apprehended on three different continents, FBI officials told Breitbart News.
Said Abdullahi Ereg became the first arrest after the FBI published the list on June 4. Ereg was charged in the $250 million Minnesota Feeding Our Future welfare fraud case โ one of the largest COVID-era scams ever prosecuted.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ereg allegedly defrauded the Federal Child Nutrition Program by submitting false reimbursement claims during the lockdowns, pocketing more than $4.2 million. Instead of facing charges, he fled the country.
The day after his name appeared on the FBI’s list, Ereg communicated through counsel his desire to return to the U.S. He surrendered peacefully to FBI agents at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after 1,119 days on the run.
“THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR. WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT VANCE AT THE HELM, THIS FBI AND OUR PARTNERS ARE CRACKING DOWN ON FRAUD AND BRINGING ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS BACK TO JUSTICE AT AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL.” โ FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL
Herbert Kimble became the second capture just days after being placed on the list. He was arrested in the Philippines for his alleged role in a $1.2 billion telemedicine and durable medical equipment scheme. Kimble had been on the run for 654 days.
The third suspect, Khalid Ahmed Satary, was arrested after 1,326 days on the run. He was indicted in one of the largest health care fraud schemes ever charged by the DOJ.
According to DOJ documents, Satary allegedly billed Medicare for over $547 million in fraudulent genetic tests and paid millions in illegal kickbacks to doctors and patient recruiters.
The indictment states that from 2016 to 2019, Satary owned and operated several diagnostic testing laboratories that billed Medicare for expensive and medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests. Each sample reimbursed between $10,000 to $20,000. The government seized 16 bank accounts and restrained real estate from Satary.
Satary was placed on the list on June 23 and arrested 27 days later by regional partners in the Middle East โ carrying a fake Mexican passport and fake name.
Elaine Angene Escoe became the first female fugitive captured from the list. She was on the run for 415 days after being charged in a $32 million COVID relief fraud scheme. Jamaican authorities apprehended her and returned her to the Southern District of Florida on Saturday.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said of Escoe: “This Most Wanted Fraudster allegedly obtained tens of millions in COVID-19 relief, stealing critical resources from legitimate businesses during a national crisis. She fled the country believing she could escape justice but ultimately could not.”
Escoe was the last remaining suspect in that scheme to face justice. Her co-defendants James McGhow and Gino Jourdan pleaded guilty, while Alfred Davis, Cher Davis, and Latoya Clark were convicted by a federal jury in December 2025.
FBI Director Kash Patel credited President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s leadership over the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud for the rapid captures.
“In just over 5 weeks, this FBI and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud have captured four Most Wanted Fraudster subjects on three different continents charged with a combined nearly $1.8 billion in fraud โ collectively on the run for over 3,500 days,” Patel told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement.
Patel added that the FBI quickly executed Foreign Transfer of Custody procedures to return all four suspects to the U.S. in just 1.5 months โ part of 30 high-value targets returned since June.
“Anyone who steals from American taxpayers will meet the full weight of justice no matter where they try to hide,” Patel stated.
