True-Crime Producer Who Posed as Heiress Added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List
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
Former Hollywood executive Mary Carole McDonnell has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list, offering a $150,000 reward for information leading to her arrest and conviction. McDonnell, 75, is believed to be living in Dubai and is charged with defrauding Banc of California and other financial institutions out of approximately $14.7 million, with an estimated loss of over $15 million.
The FBI alleges that McDonnell obtained the funds through a scheme that began in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in July 2017, and that she falsely claimed to be an heir to the McDonnell Aircraft Family with an $80 million trust. McDonnell was charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in Dec. 2018 and faces a federal arrest warrant in the United States District Court, Central District of California in Santa Ana, Calif.
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