The FBI announced the capture of a fugitive accused of stealing more than $500 million from Medicare and leading an intense international search. This is the third arrest of a fugitive on the FBI's “Most Wanted Scammers” list.

Khalid Ahmed Satary, indicted in 2019 in the Southern District of Florida, was arrested abroad after nearly three years on the run, according to the FBI. Authorities indicated that Satary violated the conditions of his parole in 2022, which led to the issuance of a federal arrest warrant.

“The arrest of Khalid Ahmed Satary and his extradition to the United States represents the third capture of a fugitive from the “Most Wanted Scammers” list by the FBI and its partners in just five weeks, confirming the unprecedented success of this new initiative,” FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital.

Patel stated that Satary is accused of participating in a conspiracy that fraudulently billed Medicare $547 million for expensive and medically unnecessary genetic testing between 2016 and 2019. According to the FBI, the scheme relied on deceptive marketing campaigns, kickbacks and kickbacks to generate fraudulent claims to Medicare.

“This defendant allegedly orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that preyed on thousands of elderly patients, tricking them into undergoing costly and medically unnecessary tests and fraudulently billing the government more than half a billion dollars,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated.

"Thanks to the excellent work of our FBI partners, this defendant was extradited from abroad to face justice in the United States. Our message to fraudsters is clear: if they steal from American taxpayers and exploit vulnerable patients, we will find them and prosecute them, no matter where they are located."

Patel claimed Satary “exploited a program dedicated to helping the most vulnerable people and instead stole for his own benefit.”

The FBI reported that Satary was detained abroad thanks to coordination with US and international law enforcement.

Satary's arrest marks the third capture since the FBI launched its Most Wanted Scammers list five weeks ago, an initiative aimed at locating and apprehending fugitives accused of large-scale financial crimes.

Last month, Said Abdullahi Ereg, a former Minneapolis grocery and deli owner who has been wanted on federal charges since 2024, surrendered to federal authorities after being placed on the list. Prosecutors allege Ereg fraudulently obtained more than $4.2 million from the Federal Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A week later, the FBI arrested Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, in the Philippines after authorities said he had been on the run for nearly two years. Kimble is accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of $1.2 billion.