New Delhi, July 26 -- A woman accused of helping orchestrate a $32 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme has been extradited from Jamaica to the United States after spending more than a year on the run, the US Department of Justice announced on Saturday.

Elaine Escoe, 41, who was on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters List, was returned to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering.

According to the Justice Department, Escoe was indicted in 2025 but fled to Jamaica after a federal arrest warrant was issued in May that year. She allegedly failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing and remained a ...