The person at the center of this case
Elaine Angene Escoe (fugitive)
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive at Large
1 year waiting · since 2025
ELAINE ANGENE ESCOE
Justice for Elaine Angene Escoe (fugitive) — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Escoe currently hiding? Has she fled to Jamaica or remained in the United States?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific businesses and bank accounts were used to launder the $34 million in fraudulent funds?
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person
Lead #3Who were the co-conspirators in this scheme, and have they been apprehended or are others still at large?
Elaine Angene Escoe is wanted for her role in a sophisticated COVID-19 relief fraud scheme that illegally obtained over $34 million in federal funds through more than 90 fraudulent applications to the PPP, EIDL, RRF, and SVOG programs between 2020 and 2021. After being charged with wire fraud and money laundering in May 2025, Escoe failed to appear for her June 5, 2025 court date and disappeared from Palm Beach County, Florida on June 3, 2025. Her current whereabouts remain unknown, though she has known ties to Southern Florida and Jamaica.
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#698
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida; FBI
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Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
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clue
Lead #4What triggered her decision to flee on June 3, 2025, just two days before her scheduled court appearance?
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contact
Lead #5Are there known associates in Jamaica or Southern Florida who may be harboring or assisting Escoe?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Wire Fraud; Concealment Money Laundering; Transactional Money Laundering Caution: 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.
The applications allegedly contained false information regarding employee counts, payroll expenses, and business revenues. The scheme resulted in the wrongful disbursement of approximately $29.1 million in PPP funds, $1.2 million in RRF funds, and $3.8 million in SVOG funds.
After 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. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Escoe on May 22, 2025, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida, after she was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Wire Fraud; Concealment Money Laundering; and Transactional Money Laundering.
She was notified of her scheduled court appearance for June 5, 2025, but failed to appear. Escoe was last seen on June 3, 2025, in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Remarks: Escoe has ties to Southern Florida and Jamaica.
Timeline of Events
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2020-05-01
Fraudulent Application Period Begins
Escoe and others began submitting fraudulent COVID-19 relief fund applications
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2021-11-30
Fraudulent Application Period Ends
Final fraudulent applications submitted for PPP, EIDL, RRF, and SVOG programs
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2025-05-22
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Warrant issued in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida for wire fraud and money laundering charges
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2025-06-03
Last Known Sighting
Escoe last seen in Palm Beach County, Florida
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2025-06-05
Failed Court Appearance
Escoe failed to appear for scheduled court appearance
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Case Information
Incident:May 1, 2020
Last Updated:October 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:May 1, 2020
Last Updated:October 29, 2026