FBI's Most Wanted $32M COVID Fraudster CAUGHT Living Under Fake Name In Jamaica

She was on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list, wanted in a $32 million COVID relief case, and for more than a year she lived in Jamaica under the name "Harley Newman." Prosecutors say that name was fake. Her real name is Elaine Angene Escoe, and they accuse her of filing fake tax documents and bank records to obtain pandemic money meant to keep small businesses open. Five of her co-defendants are already in federal prison. In July 2026, after a tip reached the FBI, Jamaican police found her and flew her back to South Florida.

In this report

• How fake tax documents and bank records got PPP, restaurant and venue relief money approved, according to prosecutors
• Kickbacks of up to 50% from the people whose applications the group filed
• The five co-defendants, including one sentenced to 235 months
• Skipping court in May 2025 and becoming "Harley Newman"
• The FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list and the $150,000 reward
• The tip, Jamaica's Fugitive Apprehension Team and her return to South Florida

Jump to a chapter

1. 00:00 Living as "Harley Newman"
2. 01:28 Who is Elaine Escoe?
3. 02:00 The pandemic programs
4. 02:44 Fake tax documents, fake bank records
5. 03:44 Kickbacks up to 50%
6. 04:10 Five co-defendants sentenced
7. 04:40 Gone to Jamaica
8. 05:30 The FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list
9. 06:26 The tip
10. 07:20 What officials said
11. 08:26 What happens now
12. 09:00 Where it stands

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