Jamaican woman wanted by FBI in US$32 million COVID relief funds scam returned to the US
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July 26, 2026
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MIAMI – A Jamaican woman who was listed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) most wanted fraudster list for her alleged role in a scheme that fraudulently obtained more than US$32 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds returned from Jamaica on Saturday to the United States to face federal charges.
Forty-one-year-old Elaine Escoe, was charged by indictment in 2025 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and multiple substantive counts of wire fraud and money laundering.
After a federal arrest warrant was issued in May 2025, Escoe reportedly failed to appear for her court appearance and fled to Jamaica.
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