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FBI Seeks 73-Year-Old Heiress Fraudster in $30M Scheme

12/9/2025

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Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, is wanted by the FBI for a fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded banks of over $30 million in Southern California.
From July 2017 to May 2018, she posed as an heiress to the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, claiming access to an $80 million trust.
A federal arrest warrant was issued on December 12, 2018.

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Story summary

Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, is wanted by the FBI for a fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded banks of over $30 million in Southern California.
From July 2017 to May 2018, she posed as an heiress to the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, claiming access to an $80 million trust.
A federal arrest warrant was issued on December 12, 2018.