Criminals are hijacking legitimate AI avatars normally used for training, ads, and more. They're deploying them to trick people out of money, cryptocurrency and passwords. What are AI companies doing to keep their avatars from a life of crime? Here's what we found.

One is Special Deputy United States Marshal. The other, a tax auditor supporting criminal investigations. But prosecutors say these two crime fighters took part in crime themselves, receiving thousands of dollars from victims of romance scams and helping process stolen money. What crimes are they accused of? See how investigators say the schemes went down.