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FBI adds TV producer to most wanted list for multimillion-dollar fraud
Mary Carole McDonnell allegedly used a fake aviation pedigree to fraudulently obtain nearly $30 million from banks, including $14.7 million from Banc of California, for Bellum's payroll and creditors.
- The FBI added Mary Carole McDonnell to its Most Wanted list for an alleged fraud scheme that took nearly $30 million from banks in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
- Bellum Entertainment LLC, Burbank-based production company, encountered financial trouble in June 2017 and used funds in the scheme to address payroll shortfalls and creditors, court papers show.
- Investigators say McDonnell posed as an heir to McDonnell Aircraft Corporation with an $80 million trust and fraudulently obtained about $14.7 million from Banc of California.
- Federal authorities issued an arrest warrant for Mary Carole McDonnell in December 2018 after a grand jury indicted her on bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, and the FBI says it believes she is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, urging tips via its Most Wanted website.
- Beyond the Banc of California loss, investigators say Mary Carole McDonnell, 73-year-old television producer and former Bellum CEO, defrauded other lenders of more than $15 million.
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FBI adds TV producer to most wanted list for multimillion-dollar fraud
A 73-year-old television producer who specialized in true crime programming now faces federal charges after allegedly using a fake aviation industry pedigree to defraud multiple banks of nearly $30 million.Mary Carole McDonnell has been added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s most wanted list for allegedly orchestrating a fraud scheme in Los Angeles and Orange counties between July 2017 and May 2018, according to her most wanted bulletin.
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