Official Rules & Regulations
"I plan to work with law enforcement officials, and if they tell me that one of you turned in one of these fugitives that we are exposing today, and that information leads to the capture and arrest of one of these men, I will personally give a $100,000 cash reward."
—Oprah
HARPO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ("HARPO") WILL DETERMINE WHICH INDIVIDUALS, IF ANY, WILL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A REWARD AND THE AMOUNT OF ANY REWARD TO BE GIVEN. HARPO'S DECISION WILL BE BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE FBI, THAT INVESTIGATE THE CASE AND, IN CASES WHERE THERE IS A JUDGEMENT REQUIRED CONCERNING WHETHER THE EVIDENCE JUSTIFIES ANY REWARD, OR ANY PART OF A REWARD, THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT MATTERS.
THE REWARDS OFFERED BY HARPO APPLY ONLY TO THOSE CASES THAT ARE FEATURED ON "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" AND IN THIS SPECIAL SECTION OF OPRAH.COM. HARPO, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND EACH OF ITS/THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, BROADCAST LICENSEES, SYNDICATION PARTNERS AND ASSIGNS ARE JOINTLY AND INDIVIDUALLY EXEMPT FROM ANY LEGAL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ALL ACTIVITIES IN ADMINISTERING THE REWARD PROGRAM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF ANY REWARD. ANY INFORMATION GATHERED IN ADMINISTERING THE REWARD PROGRAM MAY BE SHARED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE CONCERNING THE FUGITIVES FEATURED ON "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" OR OPRAH.COM. DO NOT CONTACT HARPO STUDIOS. NEITHER HARPO, NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, BROADCAST LICENSEES, SYNDICATION PARTNERS AND ASSIGNS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR INJURIES WHICH RESULT FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL'S ACTIONS TAKEN IN PURSUIT OF ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE ANY REWARD RELATED TO THE CAPTURE OF ANY FUGITIVES.
IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE CRITERIA OUTLINED ABOVE, ANY REWARD CLAIMANT MUST COMPLETE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK PROVIDED BY THE FBI IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY PORTION OF THE REWARD.
ANY REWARD AMOUNT RECEIVED BY A RECIPIENT IS SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE TAXES.
ANY INDIVIDUAL CLAIMING OR ACCEPTING A REWARD MAY BE ASKED TO APPEAR AS A GUEST ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW AND TO GRANT HARPO PERMISSION TO BROADCAST HIS/HER NAME, IMAGE, LIKENESS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND COMMENTS IN ANY MEDIA, WORLDWIDE, IN PERPETUITY.
HARPO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THIS REWARD OFFER AT ANY TIME IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. HARPO WILL POST NOTIFICATION OF ANY SUCH REWARD WITHDRAWAL ON OPRAH.COM.
—Oprah
HARPO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ("HARPO") WILL DETERMINE WHICH INDIVIDUALS, IF ANY, WILL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A REWARD AND THE AMOUNT OF ANY REWARD TO BE GIVEN. HARPO'S DECISION WILL BE BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE FBI, THAT INVESTIGATE THE CASE AND, IN CASES WHERE THERE IS A JUDGEMENT REQUIRED CONCERNING WHETHER THE EVIDENCE JUSTIFIES ANY REWARD, OR ANY PART OF A REWARD, THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT MATTERS.
THE REWARDS OFFERED BY HARPO APPLY ONLY TO THOSE CASES THAT ARE FEATURED ON "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" AND IN THIS SPECIAL SECTION OF OPRAH.COM. HARPO, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND EACH OF ITS/THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, BROADCAST LICENSEES, SYNDICATION PARTNERS AND ASSIGNS ARE JOINTLY AND INDIVIDUALLY EXEMPT FROM ANY LEGAL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ALL ACTIVITIES IN ADMINISTERING THE REWARD PROGRAM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF ANY REWARD. ANY INFORMATION GATHERED IN ADMINISTERING THE REWARD PROGRAM MAY BE SHARED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE CONCERNING THE FUGITIVES FEATURED ON "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" OR OPRAH.COM. DO NOT CONTACT HARPO STUDIOS. NEITHER HARPO, NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, BROADCAST LICENSEES, SYNDICATION PARTNERS AND ASSIGNS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR INJURIES WHICH RESULT FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL'S ACTIONS TAKEN IN PURSUIT OF ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE ANY REWARD RELATED TO THE CAPTURE OF ANY FUGITIVES.
IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE CRITERIA OUTLINED ABOVE, ANY REWARD CLAIMANT MUST COMPLETE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK PROVIDED BY THE FBI IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY PORTION OF THE REWARD.
ANY REWARD AMOUNT RECEIVED BY A RECIPIENT IS SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE TAXES.
ANY INDIVIDUAL CLAIMING OR ACCEPTING A REWARD MAY BE ASKED TO APPEAR AS A GUEST ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW AND TO GRANT HARPO PERMISSION TO BROADCAST HIS/HER NAME, IMAGE, LIKENESS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND COMMENTS IN ANY MEDIA, WORLDWIDE, IN PERPETUITY.
HARPO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THIS REWARD OFFER AT ANY TIME IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. HARPO WILL POST NOTIFICATION OF ANY SUCH REWARD WITHDRAWAL ON OPRAH.COM.
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