FBI adds Burbank TV executive to most-wanted list

Mary Carole McDonnell, former chief executive of the Burbank production company Bellum Entertainment LLC, has been placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list. She is 75 and is accused of taking money by claiming to be an heiress to the McDonnell Aircraft family and its $80 million secret trust. McDonnell produced television programs including "It Takes a Killer" and "I Married a Murderer."

The FBI says the scheme ran from July 2017 to May 2018. Investigators say she obtained $14.7 million from Banc of California and $15 million from other financial institutions. A federal arrest warrant was issued Dec. 12, 2018. She faces charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation built military aircraft. The FBI describes McDonnell as 5-foot-7, about 145 pounds, with blond hair, blue eyes and a scar on her right knee. She has used the names Mary Carole Carroll, Mary Carol McDonnell, Mary Carroll McDonnell, Mary C. Carroll and Mary Carroll McDonald.

Investigators believe she is in Dubai. She also has ties to Los Angeles and Montgomery, Alabama. The FBI asks anyone with information to contact a local FBI office or a U.S. embassy or consulate.