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Mary Carole McDonnell, former CEO of Bellum Entertainment LLC, is wanted by the FBI for allegedly defrauding U.S. banks and financial institutions of nearly $30 million by posing as an heiress to the McDonnell aircraft family.Authorities issued a federal arrest warrant for McDonnell in December 2018 after she was charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft for securing loans, including $14.7 million from Banc of California, between July 2017 and May 2018.
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