FBI offers $10k reward for info on Boston man who went missing in Maine

The FBI is offering a large reward for any information that leads investigators to the location of a Boston man who went missing almost two decades ago.

In a press conference Tuesday, investigators said they are offering $10,000 for info that leads to Miguel Oliveras. The Boston native disappeared in 2006 while visiting a former girlfriend in Portland, Maine.

“The family’s been dealing with this for 18 years and they’ve been relentless in their search for him, so I think it’s extremely important the significance of any information, how important it would be to help the family and obviously the investigation,” said Chief Mark DuBois of the Portland Police Department.

Miguel had no ties to Maine and no other reason to be there. Miguel Oliveras’ mother told Boston 25 News in 2024 that she believes her son was set up for murder.

“As a mother, I feel it. Someone hurt him. He’s out there somewhere in Maine,” she said.

New England’s Unsolved: The disappearance of Miguel Oliveras

18 years ago, Miguel Oliveras lived in Boston, but he was last seen in Portland, Maine where he was visiting his on-again, off-again girlfriend, who was dancing at a strip club called Platinum Plus. On the night of September 3, 2006, Miguel was asked to leave the club. The moment was recorded on the club’s surveillance camera, which is the last known image of him.

“Once he’s escorted out on closed-circuit TV. You see him kind of walk into the parking lot and then never seen again. Ever,” Portland, Detective Lieutenant Nick Goodman told Boston 25′s Bob Ward.

Gonzales believes Miguel’s former girlfriend lured him to Maine. Myrna says the girlfriend didn’t just invite the reluctant Miguel to Portland, she paid for his Greyhound Bus ticket from Boston. After Miguel disappeared, Myrna’s sister-in-law told Myrna she talked to the girlfriend.

“We have had movement in that direction of positive gains for us and that’s what we’re hitting on now, so we reached out to the FBI to give us that little push that I think we need to hopefully take this to the finish line,” said Lt. Goodman.

Investigators have had no luck talking to the former girlfriend or anyone who came in contact with Miguel in Maine.

“Is it logical that he’s deceased? Probably, but again it’s easy for us to say that because it’s not our child,” said Lt. Goodman.

The FBI says a reward this big can really help solve a mystery like this, where the disappearance is suspicious.

“It can provide an incentive if there are nefarious circumstances that occurred, there’s less fear this far out and someone may be incentivized, this might provide the incentive to come forward,” said Christopher Peavey, special agent in charge at FBI Maine.

Police say the public can help by sharing that missing person poster on social media.

Huge Update! FBI now searching for Miguel Oliveras, Boston man missing in Portland, Maine. $10K Reward! I’ve been covering this case since 2007 for NE Unsolved. He was last seen visiting Portland where former g/f was dancing at gentleman’s club. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/FWa1mUGcGF
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) March 25, 2025