Two Pennsylvania men admitted in federal court on Tuesday that they used artificial intelligence to orchestrate a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme targeting a Minnesota housing assistance program.
Anthony Waddell Jefferson, 37, and Lester Brown, 53, pleaded guilty to charges related to the exploitation of the Housing Stabilization Services program, marking a significant milestone as the first case in the state to involve AI-generated deception in a healthcare-related fraud.
The Department of Justice revealed that the men traveled frequently between Philadelphia and Minneapolis to execute their plan. After setting up several limited liability companies, they successfully applied to become authorized service providers for the program…