Profile

Name: Martha Jackson Crowe
Sex: Female
Race: White
Age Now: 59
Height: 5'2''
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Eyes (Color and Correction): Blue
Wanted for: Mail Fraud, Madisonville, KY; Nov 01, 1993
Money Laundering, Madisonville, KY; Nov 01, 1993

Locations

Last seen: Madisonville, KY
Possible location: Humboldt, TN Kentucky North Carolina
Last known: Madisonville, KY

Traits

Has a southern accent
Is originally from Kentucky
May wear wigs
Wears heavy make-up
Wears gold jewelry
Is extremely pleasant
May be involved in multi-level marketing
Trained as an x-ray technician
May be on the run with husband, David Crowe

Case Story

\"Golden\" Opportunity

David Crowe and his wife, Martha Crowe, are wanted for operating a pyramid scheme that bilked 96,000 people of 48 million dollars over a 16 month period from November 1993 to March 1995. Postal Service agents say the Crowes had been operating Gold Unlimited in Madisonville, Kentucky, which they claimed was a multi-level marketing company. Authorities say Gold Unlimited recruited thousands of investors because it marketed itself as a gold investment company. The company worked like this: recruits would invest a minimum of $200 in the company, and when they recruited two more individuals, they would be rewarded with a gold coin worth about $400. According to officials, investors were actually encouraged to invest more than the initial $200, so their return would be greater. But, word got out, and US Postal Inspectors began investigating Gold Unlimited after they received consumer complaints that the company was actually an illegal pyramid scheme.

Crowes Convicted

By the time Gold Unlimited was closed down in March of 1995, it is estimated that 96,000 people joined Gold Unlimited, investing nearly 48 million dollars. Much of the money was seized by government officials, but they believe nearly 10 million dollars is still missing. In January of 1996, David and Martha Crowe were convicted of Money Laundering and Mail Fraud by a federal court in Owensboro, Kentucky. David Crowe was sentenced to eleven years, and Martha was given ten. But, the judge allowed the husband and wife to go home and get their affairs in order. They were allowed to \"voluntarily\" turn themselves over to prison authorities. However, neither David nor Martha showed up for their first day of prison. They've been on the run ever since.