A fugitive accused of running a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud conspiracy has been captured overseas and returned to the United States, becoming the second suspect taken into custody from the FBI's new "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list.Federal officials said Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, was arrested in the Philippines after allegedly evading authorities for nearly two years.Prosecutors said Kimble operated a healthcare fraud scheme that generated more than $1.2 billion in Medicare charges and affected thousands of beneficiaries, many of them elderly.Authorities said the operation used call centers to steer patients toward medically unnecessary orthopedic braces.Kimble pleaded guilty in 2019 to multiple federal offenses, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, healthcare fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, making false claims and offering kickbacks and bribes.FBI LAUNCHES 'MOST WANTED FRAUDSTERS' LIST AS DOJ CHARGES OHIO DEFENDANTS IN $30M MEDICAID SCHEME FOR KIDSHerbert Leon Kimble, 60, was arrested in the Philippines and returned to the United States after allegedly spending nearly two years as a fugitive, federal officials said.
(FBI)Authorities said he failed to appear for his sentencing hearing in August 2024, prompting a federal arrest warrant and an international manhunt.The capture came just weeks after the Justice Department unveiled its new "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list, which is intended to publicly identify individuals charged in major fraud cases.Last week, federal officials announced the apprehension of Said Abdullahi Ereg, 47, who was wanted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.He was the first person on the list to be taken into custody.THE WAR ON FRAUD IS HERE, AND VICE PRESIDENT VANCE IS LEADING IT FROM THE FRONTActing Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference about the Trump administration's fraud crackdown as he's flanked by federal and state officials in Ohio on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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