The FBI announced Monday the extradition of Ibrahim Khaldun Halmy, the alleged mastermind of one of the largest fraud schemes against the US Medicare system, from Turkey to the United States. Turkish media reported the FBI praised cooperation with Ankara and US Ambassador Thomas Barrack.
The FBI confirmed Monday that Ibrahim Khaldun Halmy, accused of orchestrating a $3.7 billion fraud scheme targeting the Medicare program, has been extradited from Turkey. Halmy is alleged to have fled the United States in May 2025 before being tracked down in Turkey. He was handed over to US authorities over the weekend by a joint FBI-Turkish task force.
This is the largest Medicare fraud case by volume in history, as alleged by US prosecutors. The extradition marks a rare public acknowledgment of close counter-fraud cooperation between the FBI and Turkish authorities. US Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack was cited as supportive in the operation.
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