FBI searching for woman accused of stealing $34 million in COVID relief funds
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Escoe on May 22. She was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud, concealment money laundering and transactional money laundering.
Escoe was notified of her June 5 court appearance, but failed to appear.
She was last seen on June 3 in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Elaine Angene Escoe is wanted for her alleged involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $34 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. Escoe and others allegedly submitted more than 90 fraudulent applications for funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), and Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) between May of 2020, and November of 2021.
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wcc/elaine-angene-escoe