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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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  1. Newsweek

    FBI Adds Another Name to New List of Most Wanted Fraudsters (opens Newsweek)

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    The FBI has added Imer Gomez, accused of defrauding more than 400 investors, to its new Most Wanted Fraudsters list.

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Southern California woman added to FBI Most Wanted Fraudsters list (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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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.

  3. Foxla

    Southern California woman added to FBI’s 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list over $15M scheme (opens Foxla)

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    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.

  4. KXAN Austin

    FBI adds Central Texan to 'most wanted fraudster' list (opens KXAN Austin)

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    The agency is asking for help tracking down Imer Gomez, who it accuses of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 400 people.

  5. Deadline

    FBI Adds Ex-Bellum Entertainment CEO To Most Wanted Fraudsters List; Offering $150K Reward For Info On Fugitive Mary Carole McDonnell (opens Deadline)

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    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.

  6. KESQ Palm Springs

    Woman believed to be in Dubai makes FBI fraudster list, with $150k reward (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    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.

  7. KION Central Coast

    Fake heiress who stole $30 million from California banks added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list (opens KION Central Coast)

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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…

  8. Rolling Stone

    True-Crime Producer Who Posed as Heiress Added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Bellum Entertainment owner Mary Carole McDonnell has been on the run since 2018 after she was accused of defrauding banks of more than $15 million

  9. Breitbart News

    Former Hollywood Executive Added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List (opens Breitbart News)

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    Former Hollywood executive Mary Carole McDonnell has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list.

  10. Objectivist

    Former Hollywood Executive Hits FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List Over Alleged $30 Million Scheme [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    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.

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