FBI hunts Michigan woman accused of stealing nearly $30M while posing as aircraft heiress

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The FBI is looking for a Michigan-born pistillate who allegedly orchestrated a multimillion-dollar fraud strategy successful Southern California.

Investigators accidental that Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, is wanted connected charges of slope fraud and aggravated individuality theft successful transportation with the alleged strategy carried retired successful Los Angeles and Orange counties betwixt July 2017 and May 2018, the FBI said.

"Beginning successful astir July 2017 and continuing to May of 2018, McDonnell is alleged to person knowingly, and with intent to defraud, devised and participated successful a strategy to get money, funds, assets, and spot owned by Banc of California," the FBI said.

Mary Carole McDonnell, who is accused of large-scale slope  fraud

Fugitive Mary Carole McDonnell is accused of orchestrating a wide-ranging fiscal fraud strategy successful Southern California. (FBI)

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Federal investigators accidental McDonnell posed arsenic an heir to the McDonnell Aircraft household and falsely claimed she would yet summation entree to an $80 cardinal concealed trust.

She was capable to get astir $14.7 cardinal from Banc of California though she knew she was not authorized and did not repay it.

She utilized akin methods to defraud different fiscal institutions of much than $15 million, according to the FBI.

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She antecedently served arsenic the CEO of Bellum Entertainment LLC, a Burbank-based accumulation company, and has documented ties to Los Angeles, Montgomery, Alabama, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

A national apprehension warrant for McDonnell was issued connected Dec. 12, 2018, successful the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

A study by Deadline cites that Bellum Entertainment came nether probe by the California Labor Commission successful 2017 for the alleged nonpayment of wages to dozens of erstwhile employees.

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The outlet besides reported that McDonnell told employees the institution couldn’t conscionable payroll due to the fact that of "significant slope fraud."

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Investigators accidental they judge that McDonnell is presently successful Dubai and picture her arsenic a White female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds, with blonde hair, bluish eyes, and a scar connected her close knee.

Anyone with accusation connected McDonnell’s whereabouts is urged to interaction their section FBI bureau oregon the nearest American embassy oregon consulate.

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