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

The FBI is looking for a Michigan-born woman who allegedly orchestrated a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in Southern California Investigators say that Mary Carole McDonnell is craved on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the alleged scheme carried out in Los Angeles and Orange counties between July and May the FBI reported Beginning in approximately July and continuing to May of McDonnell is alleged to have knowingly and with intent to defraud devised and participated in a scheme to obtain money funds assets and property owned by Banc of California the FBI announced SHE HELPED NORTH KOREA INFILTRATE AMERICAN TECH COMPANIESFederal investigators say McDonnell posed as an heir to the McDonnell Aircraft family and falsely claimed she would eventually gain access to an million secret trust She was able to obtain approximately million from Banc of California although she knew she was not authorized and did not repay it She used similar methods to defraud other financial institutions of more than million according to the FBI SEN ADAM SCHIFF UNDER FEDERAL CRIMINAL ANALYSIS FOR ALLEGED MORTGAGE FRAUD VIOLATIONSShe previously served as the CEO of Bellum Entertainment LLC a Burbank-based production company and has documented ties to Los Angeles Montgomery Alabama and Dubai United Arab Emirates A federal arrest warrant for McDonnell was issued on Dec in the U S District Court for the Central District of California A review by Deadline cites that Bellum Entertainment came under examination by the California Labor Commission in for the alleged nonpayment of wages to dozens of former employees The outlet also communicated that McDonnell narrated employees the company couldn t meet payroll because of considerable bank fraud Investigators say they believe that McDonnell is at this time in Dubai and describe her as a White female feet inches tall weighing pounds with blonde hair blue eyes and a scar on her right knee Anyone with information on McDonnell s whereabouts is urged to contact their local FBI office or the nearest American embassy or consulate