Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, a Michigan woman with ties to Montgomery, Ala., is on the run after allegedly defrauding banks and financial institutions of nearly $30 million, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday. Authorities believe McDonnell is currently in Dubai.

According to an FBI Most Wanted bulletin , McDonnell posed as an heir to the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and falsely claimed access to an $80 million secret trust. The McDonnell Corporation no longer exists.

The fraud allegedly took place between July 2017 and May 2018 in Los Angeles and Orange County, California. During this period, McDonnell is accused of defrauding the Banc of California out of $14.7 million and taking more than $15 million from other financial institutions.

McDonnell's corporate ties an

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