The FBI is on the hunt for a former television executive who produced crime documentaries for allegedly defrauding banks out of nearly $30 million by posing as a millionaire heiress.

Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, is being sought by authorities on suspicion of involvement in a fraud scheme in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, between July 2017 and May 2018.

McDonnell, who now appears on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, is alleged to have obtained $14.7 million from the Banc of California by posing as an heir to the McDonnell aircraft family, claiming she had access to a secret trust worth around $80 million. Investigators say McDonnell was not entitled to any of the money she obtained and has not repaid any of it.

The FBI said the 73-year-old, who was born in Michigan but is now believe

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