Florida man accused of $3.7B Medicare scam gets dragged back to US by FBI — here's the threat to millions of taxpayers

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Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTRudro ChakrabartiThu, June 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM GMT+2 5 min readDepartment of Justice, artichoke studio / ShutterstockA businessman accused of orchestrating one of the largest Medicare frauds in US history is back on American soil. He's said to be one piece of a much larger operation.Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi, a Florida businessman from Delray Beach, landed in South Florida on June 19, 2026, after more than a year on the run. He fled the US in May 2025 and was apprehended in Kyrenia (1), in the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus, according to the Justice Department. FBI Director Kash Patel and Vice President JD Vance both took to X to celebrate his apprehension. The FBI's Critical Incident Response Group flew him home through a foreign transfer of custody.He now faces charges of health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering. Hilmi is presumed innocent until proven guilty.Must ReadRobert Kiyosaki says this 1 asset will surge 400% in a year and begs investors not to miss this 'explosion'Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — here are 5 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being oneMillionaires under 43 hold only 25% of their wealth in stocks.