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Fake heiress who stole $30 million from California banks added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list
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By Dean Fioresi A 75-year-old woman has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List for allegedly scamming California banks out of tens of millions of dollars nearly a decade ago. Mary Carole McDonnell, of Missouri, has been on the run since she allegedly bilked banks in Los Angeles and Oran…
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A Southern California woman believed to be living in Dubai and who falsely claimed to be an heiress to the McDonnell aircraft family has been added to the FBI’s newly formed Most Wanted Fraudsters list, officials announced Wednesday.
The FBI has officially placed 75-year-old Mary Carole McDonnell on its newly established Most Wanted Fraudsters list for her alleged involvement in a massive bank fraud scheme across Southern California.
In a true turn of events that would seem almost incredulous in a Hollywood script, the boss of a now defunct production company that specialized in true crime is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A 75-year-old woman believed to be living in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has been added to the FBI's newly formed Most Wanted Fraudsters list for allegedly bilking banks in Los Angeles and Orange counties out of millions of dollars, officials said today.
By Dean Fioresi A 75-year-old woman has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List for allegedly scamming California banks out of tens of millions of dollars nearly a decade ago. Mary Carole McDonnell, of Missouri, has been on the run since she allegedly bilked banks in Los Angeles and Oran…
Former Bellum Entertainment CEO Mary Carole McDonnell is accused of defrauding California banks of nearly $30 million. The FBI is offering $150,000 for information leading to her arrest and conviction, and she is believed to be living in Dubai.
