Former Hollywood executive Mary Carole McDonnell has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
\n\nMcDonnell, who was also the CEO of Bellum Entertainment — which suddenly shut down in 2017 after its payroll collapsed — is accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $30 million from California banks, according to multiple reports.
\n\nThe 75-year-old, who has been facing a federal arrest warrant since 2018, is believed to currently be living in Dubai. She also falsely claimed to be an heiress to the McDonnell aircraft family, faking her inheritance and background.
\n\nMcDonnell is wanted on charges of bank fraud involving millions of dollars and aggravated identity theft in connection with an alleged scheme in Los Angeles and Orange Counties that defrauded banks of millions of dollars.
\n\nA former Bellum Entertainment employee told NBC News, “There would be a mad dash out the door to get them to the banks before the banks would close so you could cash them, because they would move money around.”
\n\n“I had a lot of bounced checks,” he added.
\n\nAnother ex-employee told the outlet, “It was always some issue with the bank or the money that they were supposed to be getting wasn’t released to them…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/
