According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Con Queen of Hollywood” has previously impersonated other producers and studio executives. Over the past several years, her targets have included major studio heads like Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and former Sony head Amy Pascal. After assuming these identities, the Con Queen contacts actors, photographers, stunt performers, military veterans, make-up artists and more for potential sexual or monetary exploitation.

Alonso stated that she’s “spent many, many sleepless nights,” since she became a victim of this Hollywood con artist’s elaborate scam.

The FBI has taken over the investigation and has created a website for victims of the “so-called” Con Queen of Hollywood, who is being described as a sophisticated swindler who for several years has been impersonating prominent producers, studio executives and other entertainment industry professionals as part of some elaborate financial scam.

The FBI’s San Diego office announced the unveiling of the new site as they “seek victims in Indonesia Showbiz Scam Investigations.” The statement stated that this is an on-going transnational fraud scheme targeting U.S. citizens began in approximately 2013. The FBI is releasing this information to prevent individuals, primarily those who work in the entertainment industry from becoming victims of the scam.

Alonso wasn’t the only Marvel Studios employee affected by the scam. Longtime casting director Sarah Finn, who was responsible for casting almost every Marvel Cinematic Universe film, was also impersonated by the Con Queen. The Con Queen sent out emails claiming to be Finn, then followed up with phone calls in which she impersonated Alonso.

In one such call, the Con Queen instructed actor Brandon Wengrzynek to “audition” with a sexually explicit role. When the process became “uncomfortable,” he stopped and contacted a friend, who confirmed the audition was fake. “She was absolutely convincing,” Wengrzynek recalled. “It just blows my mind how professional the whole thing is.”

The Con Queen uses these “auditions” and fake offers of work to convince victims to come to Indonesia. Despite promises of reimbursement, she has victims pay upfront costs for services like translation, driving and logistical help, then likely pockets the money herself.

Alonso first learned that she had been impersonated in mid-April, about 10 days before the April 26 debut of Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame. One of the movie’s stars told her that a stunt performer friend of his had received what he thought was a call from Alonso in which she purportedly said that Marvel planned to replace actor Jeremy Renner and was looking for another stunt performer. 

Alonso corrected her friend, thinking that would be the end of it. Instead, about a month later, she received a call from two lawyers who had been hired by Disney to investigate further. 

“Disney never said we think you did this,” says Alonso, “They just said, ‘We need to corroborate that you didn’t.’”

“I want my name to be loud and clear,” Alonso said in response to the incident. “This is not how we work. This is not who we are. We would never ask people to do that.”

Alonso says she wants as many people as possible to be aware that the scam is still ongoing, despite the involvement of law enforcement. 

“This person is preying on people’s dreams,” she says, “If something happens to you, report it. If it feels wrong, it is. Walk away.” 

Meanwhile, the FBI is advising that this is an ongoing fraud scheme and individuals who have plans to travel to Indonesia for a job opportunity in the entertainment industry should perform additional research and proceed with caution.  

So far, the Con Queen remains at large.

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According to Deadline.com, versatile actress, Alana de la Garza is on the move! Currently, a series regular on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted, she is reprising her role as Assistant Special Agent in Charge (A.S.A.C.) on the new FBI, again as a series regular.

It’s a transfer of sorts because instead of starring in the upcoming CBS spinoff, de la Garza. who portrays A.S.A.C. Isobel Castile will join the original FBI as a series regular in Season 2, filling the void left by Sela Ward‘s departure. FBI returns for Season 2 on Tuesday, September 24th at 9/8C.

De la Garza has been working with TV Producer Dick Wolf for years on the most popular TV franchises he has created, i.e. NBC’s Law & Order, where she played Connie Rubirosa on all three of the spinoffs: Law & Order, Law & Order: LA, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Further, Deadline.com stated that on FBI, produced by Wolf Entertainment, Universal Television, and CBS Television Studios, de la Garza joins series regulars Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, fellow Law & Order alum Jeremy Sisto, and Ebonée Noel.

On FBI: Most Wanted, De la Garza’s Isobel Castile is a Fugitive Squad Supervisor. She’s a polished and focused West Point graduate with a brief stint in Silicon Valley, she’s a rising star who shuns politics and is a guided missile in the field. The spinoff, which was introduced as a backdoor pilot episode of FBI this past spring, stars Julian McMahon, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, and Nathaniel Arcand.

De la Garza’s acting credits also include starring on CBS’ Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and ABC’s Forever, and got her big break as Rosa Santos on the daytime drama, All My Children in 2001. She has garnered several industry awards, including several Imagen and ALMA awards, and Cunningham Escott Slevin & Doherty (CESD).

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