{"id":1963,"date":"2026-06-08T14:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:34:18","slug":"south-florida-woman-makes-fbis-most-wanted-fraudster-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1963","title":{"rendered":"South Florida woman makes FBI\u2019s Most Wanted Fraudster list"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>PALM BEACH COUNTY \u2014 The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a South Florida woman who has made the agency\u2019s Most Wanted Fraudster list.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1961\">WPLG Local 10 Becomes the Home of the Miami HEAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a press release from the FBI Miami Division, \u201cElaine Escoe is one of the first eight fugitives to make the FBI\u2019s new Most Wanted Fraudster list that was announced by Director Kash Patel on June 4.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An arrest warrant was issued for Escoe, of Palm Beach County, on May 22, 2025 after she was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud, concealment money laundering and transactional money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FBI, Escoe, who has ties to Jamaica, and five co-defendants \u2013 all of whom have either been found guilty or pleaded guilty \u2013 submitted more than 90 fraudulent applications for funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said she and her co-defendants obtained more than $32 million in COVID relief funds.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1959\">AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota\u2019s state primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the funds were disbursed, Escoe and others allegedly directed payments to each other and to businesses they controlled, withdrew large sums in cash, and used blank, signed checks to conceal the origin and nature of the proceeds,\u201d an FBI flyer stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FBI, Escoe was notified about a court hearing she had for June 5, 2025, but she never showed up for it.<\/p>\n<p>Agents said she was last seen on June 3, 2025, in Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the FBI\u2019s tip line at 1-800-225-5324.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1957\">Miami-Dade woman accused of beating daughter, forcing her to eat out of trash<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a South Florida woman who has made the agency\u2019s Most Wanted Fraudster list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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