Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi is accused of helping mastermind a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud scheme. (Credit: FBI)
A fugitive accused of helping mastermind a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud scheme — one of the largest in U.S. history — is in American custody after authorities tracked him down in Turkey and flew him back to the U.S. to face charges, the FBI announced Monday.
Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi was recently detained by Turkish authorities after he fled the U.S. in May 2025, the FBI said. The FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group flew out to Turkey and transported Hilmi to the U.S. on Friday through a foreign transfer of custody operation.
FBI Director Kash Patel hailed the operation as a major victory in the bureau’s effort to track down fugitives accused of stealing taxpayer dollars.
“Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi is charged with one of the biggest Medicare scams in history — allegedly orchestrating a massive $3.7 billion scheme to defraud Medicare,” Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “He’s been on the run since May of 2025 — but we got him.”
The arrest marks the second high-profile return of an alleged Medicare fraud fugitive in less than a week.
On Thursday, the FBI announced it had brought back Herbert Kimble, who investigators say had been on the run since 2024 after allegedly orchestrating a separate Medicare fraud scheme worth approximately $1.3 billion. (Read more: Fox News, 6/22/2026) (Archive)