The FBI and the Portland Police Department Announce a $10,000 Reward for Information Leading to the Location of Miguel Oliveras
FBI Boston Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Christopher Peavey addresses reporters at a news conference in Portland, Maine, announcing a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Miguel Oliveras. Standing behind him at the podium are, from left to right, Portland Police Lt. Nick Goodwin, Portland Police Chief Mark Dubois, and Oliveras’s mom, Myrna Gonzalez.
Miguel Oliveras and his mother, Myrna Gonzalez
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Southern Maine Gang Task Force and the Portland Police Department are investigating the suspicious disappearance of Miguel Oliveras and are asking for the public’s assistance in locating him or his remains.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone with information leading to Oliveras’ whereabouts.
Oliveras, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, was last seen around 1:00 a.m. on September 2, 2006, at the Platinum Plus Club on Riverside Street in Portland, Maine. He was wearing a grey camouflage long-sleeve shirt with a white t-shirt over it, green cargo shorts, and white sneakers.
Oliveras is a Hispanic man with black hair and brown eyes. At the time he went missing, he was 24 years old, approximately 5’11” tall, and weighed approximately 170 pounds. He has tattoos on his neck, back, shoulder, and hand.
There have been no reported sightings or contacts by Oliveras since his suspicious disappearance, which is why the FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information.
The public is being asked to play an active role in locating Miguel by reviewing his missing person poster and sharing it on social media.
“Despite exhaustive investigative efforts by law enforcement over the last two decades, we are unable to locate Miguel Oliveras,” said Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division. “Our goal with this $10,000 reward is to incentivize anyone with information about Miguel’s whereabouts to come forward so we can find him and provide his family with some much-needed closure.”
“We are hopeful someone will come forward with additional information to help bring this case to a close,” added Portland Police Chief Mark Dubois. “This has been a priority for us and we certainly know it is to the family as well.”
"Nothing has changed,” Miguel’s mother, Myrna Oliveras, said. “More frustration, more anger, it has been a long time. I just want to find him and bring him home. I need people to come forward.”
Anyone with information regarding Miguel Oliveras’s location should call the Portland Police Department at 207-814-8584 or FBI Boston at 1-800-CALL-FBI. Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.
