The person at the center of this case
Elaine Angene Escoe (fugitive)
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive at Large
345 days waiting
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 has Elaine Angene Escoe fled? Her ties to Jamaica suggest she may have attempted to leave the United States.
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evidence
Lead #2What records exist of the cash withdrawals, blank signed checks, and payments to co-conspirators that concealed the fraudulent proceeds?
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person
Lead #3Who are the other co-conspirators involved in submitting the 90+ fraudulent relief applications?
Elaine Angene Escoe is wanted for her alleged role in a massive COVID-19 relief fraud scheme that defrauded the federal government of over $34 million through fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan, Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and Shuttered Venue Operators Grant applications submitted between May 2020 and November 2021. After being charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in May 2025, Escoe failed to appear for her scheduled June 5, 2025 court hearing 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, West Palm Beach; FBI
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clue
Lead #4How did Escoe and her associates coordinate the submission of fraudulent applications across multiple federal relief programs?
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contact
Lead #5What financial institutions or businesses did Escoe control or direct payments to during the scheme?
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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 Relief Applications Begin
Escoe and others begin submitting fraudulent applications for federal COVID-19 relief funds
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2021-11-30
Fraudulent Applications End
Final fraudulent applications submitted for PPP, EIDL, RRF, and SVOG funds
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2025-05-22
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Warrant issued by United States District Court, Southern District of Florida for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering
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2025-06-03
Last Seen
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 hearing
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Case Information
Incident:May 1, 2020
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:May 1, 2020
Last Updated:April 29, 2026