HOUSTON – A Houston woman has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List after authorities accused her laboratory of generating more than $100 million in health care fraud.
Emylee Thai, 41, is facing multiple federal charges, including conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, destruction of records, and violation of pretrial conditions.
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New Most Wanted Fraudster: Emylee Thai is #wanted by the #FBI for allegedly committing nearly $100 million in healthcare fraud through a medically unnecessary genetic testing and kickback scheme. She's likely in Vietnam. A reward of up to $150,000 is offered for info leading to… pic.twitter.com/q3hspEYM2w
— FBI Most Wanted (@FBIMostWanted) June 23, 2026
Investigators allege Thai participated in a scheme to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks connected to a federal health care program.
According to investigators, in or around 2019, Thai, who owned a laboratory, contracted with marketers to refer signed doctors’ orders and beneficiary DNA samples to the lab in exchange for a percentage of Medicare reimbursements.
The genetic testing — often reimbursed by Medicare for thousands of dollars per test — was allegedly medically unnecessary and not used in beneficiaries’ treatment plans.
During that period, Thai’s laboratory billed Medicare approximately $142 million for genetic testing and received roughly $95 million in reimbursements, authorities said.
Following her arrest, Thai was granted bond with several pretrial conditions, including wearing a GPS ankle monitor.
On Dec. 8, 2022, Thai’s location monitor was removed, and authorities were unable to contact or locate her.
A federal arrest warrant was issued the following day in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas after she was charged with tampering with her GPS monitoring device.
Investigators later determined that Thai had fled the country aboard a private aircraft to Vietnam while using a false identity.
On July 6, 2023, a separate federal arrest warrant was issued for Thai in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to Thai’s arrest.
Thai’s Link to Billion-Dollar Nationwide Operation
Thai has also been linked to a larger federal health care fraud crackdown.
According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, the nationwide operation includes 455 defendants — including 90 medical professionals — who face charges tied to approximately $6.5 billion in alleged fraud.
The investigation spans 45 states and involves alleged wound care schemes, patient harm, Medicaid fraud, and illegal opioid distribution.
DOJ officials said the operation “represents a new era in federal, state, and international cooperation to combat health care fraud.”
Anyone with information about Thai’s whereabouts is urged to contact the FBI’s toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.