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Madeleine 'helper' is remanded in custody


25 December 2009
Loughborough Echo


A businessman whose firm helped look for Rothley girl Madeleine McCann was remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3m fraud.
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Maddie cash to run out in three months


13 December 2009
Sunday Mail

Parents will battle on

Cash funding the search for missing Madeleine McCann will run out in three months. Maddie's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, are now preparing to open talks with multimillionaire businessman Brian Kennedy to extend his backing.  The couple had feared the fund set up to trace their little girl, who has now been missing for 31 months, would be exhausted by the end of this month. But they have boosted it with payouts won in legal actions against newspapers in Britain and abroad.
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US alleged fraud


3 December 2009
Leicester Mercury

A businessman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann has been remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3 million fraud. Kevin Halligen, 48, was due to apply for bail at a hearing in London, but did not attend. District Judge Caroline Tubbs remanded Halligen in custody and adjourned the case until January 27. Melanie Cumberland, acting for the US Government, said Halligen was wanted in connection with a ''wire fraud and money laundering". Halligen's firm, Oakley International, was used by Kate and Gerry McCann last year
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No bail for Maddie 'fraudster'


3 Dec 2009
The Sun
Mark Bulstrode


An Irishman hired to help find Madeleine McCann has been remanded in custody after US authorities launched an extradition bid over an alleged '1.3million fraud. Kevin Halligen, 48, was due to apply for bail at a London court hearing yesterday but did not attend. US lawyers told the sitting how the Dubliner is wanted in connection with "wire fraud and money laundering". He was arrested last month while hiding out in England under a fake name. Halligen allegedly blew around '330,000 paid to his firm from the Maddie McCann fund.
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Madeleine fraud suspect caged


3 Dec 2009
Scottish Daily Record


An alleged conman suspected of stealing £300,000 from the Madeleine McCann fund remained behind bars last night after skipping a bail hearing. Kevin Halligen, 48, who claimed he could use satellite technology to help find the missing youngster, is facing extradition to America over an unrelated £1.2million fraud. He was arrested last month at a luxury hotel in Oxford where he had been staying with his girlfriend under a false name. Judge Caroline Tubbs remanded Halligen in custody after his lawyer told Westminster Magistrates Court he would not attend yesterday's hearing. The US authorities have until January 28 to decide whether to extradite him on fraud and money-laundering charges relating to an oil company.
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Maddy man' on con rap


3 Dec 2009
Mirror


An alleged conman suspected of stealing £300,000 from the Madeleine McCann fund remained behind bars last night after skipping a bail hearing. The court heard there was no criminal probe into the Maddy allegations, but Kevin Halligen, 48, is facing extradition to America over an unrelated £1.2m fraud. His case at City of Westminster magistrates court was adjourned until January 27.
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Maddy fund 'conman' skips own bail hearing


3 Dec 2009
Mirror


An alleged conman suspected of stealing EUR330,000 from the Madeleine McCann fund remained behind bars last night after skipping a bail hearing. Irishman Kevin Halligen, 48, is facing extradition to the US over an unrelated EUR1.3million fraud.
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Maddie-link fraud accused on run


3 Dec 2009
Belfast Telegraph


An Irish businessman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann was yesterday remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3m fraud. Kevin Halligen (48) was due to apply for bail at a hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, but did not attend and was not represented by a lawyer. District Judge Caroline Tubbs remanded Halligen in custody in his absence. A lawyer for the US Government said Halligen was wanted in connection with a "wire fraud and money laundering".
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Maddie No Show


3 Dec 2009
Liverpool Echo
Luke Traynor

A businessman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann was today remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3m fraud. Kevin Halligen, 48, was due to apply for bail at a hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London, but did not attend and was not represented by a lawyer.
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Maddie man held


3 Dec 2009
Metro

A businessman who was paid £300,000 to look for Madeleine McCann (right) has been remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3million fraud. Kevin Halligen, 48, was due to apply for bail at City of Westminster magistrates' yesterday but did not attend. The businessman from Surrey, who has an office in Washington, was held in custody and his case was adjourned until January 27.
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Maddie detective held in custody


3 Dec 2009
Daily Post

A businessman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann was today remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3m fraud. Kevin Halligen, 48, was due to apply for bail at a hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court but did not attend. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment for Halligen, from Surrey, last month, alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm of $2.1m (£1.3m). Halligen's firm, Oakley International, was used by Madeleine's parents, Allerton-born Kate and Gerry, for around six months last year to look for their daughter.
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Irish fraudster held in prison


3 Dec 2009
Metro


An Irishman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann (pictured) was yesterday remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged $2.1million (€1.4m) fraud. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment for Kevin Halligen, 48, alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm. It claims he took the money as part of a deal to secure the release of businessmen arrested in the Ivory Coast but spent it instead. Halligen's firm was used by Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry, for around six months last year to look for their missing daughter. Halligen was remanded and the case adjourned until January 27.
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Dissident suspects recorded by intelligence operatives



3 December 2009
Lurgan Mail


SECURITY forces recorded 190 hours of conversations involving three dissident republican suspects facing terror charges, Belfast Crown Court has heard. The three were arrested in an MI5 sting targeting alleged dissident gun smuggling from May 2005 and June 2006.
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Madeleine hunter remanded over fraud case


2 Dec 2009
Press Association

A businessman whose firm helped look for Leicestershire girl Madeleine McCann has been remanded in custody after US authorities launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3 million fraud. Kevin Halligen, 48, was due to apply for bail at a hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London, but did not attend and was not represented by a lawyer.
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Hotel axes student for Maddie tip-off


DEC 02, 2009
Liverpool Echo
Luke Traynor

Blow for graduate who shopped £1.3m fraud suspect staying as guest

A TOP hotel reneged on a job promise for an Oxford graduate after he shopped the £1.3m Maddie McCann fraud suspect who was staying as a guest, it was claimed today.
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Fraud claims


2 Dec 2009
The Evening Chronicle
Newcastle World Tonight


A boss whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann and is wanted in the US for an alleged £1.3m fraud is in court today. Kevin Halligen, 48, will be at City of Westminster magistrates following his arrest in Oxford. The US issued an indictment for Halligen, from Surrey, alleging he tried to defraud a law firm of £1.3m.
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Maddy man's fraud rap


2 Dec 2009
Birmingham Mail


A businessman whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann and who is wanted in the US for an alleged £1.3 million fraud will appear in court today. Kevin Halligen, 48, from Surrey, will be allowed to apply for bail when he faces City of Westminster magistrates following his arrest on an extradition warrant in Oxford.
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Kevin Halligen remanded over fraud case


Kevin Halligen
Hearing 
  • City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London 
  • Due to apply for bail 
  • Heard before District Judge Caroline Tubbs 
  • Halligen did not attend was not represented by a lawyer 
  • remanded Halligen in custody 
  • US launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3 million fraud 
  • Melanie Cumberland acting for the US Government said Halligen was wanted in connection with a "wire fraud and money laundering" 
  • Case adjourned until January 27 
  • US Department of Justice issued indictment early November 2009 (see earlier articles)
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Madeleine hunter remanded


Madeleine hunter remanded 
Teletext UK

A businessman arrested in Oxford whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann has been remanded in custody after the US launched extradition proceedings over an alleged £1.3m fraud.  Kevin Halligen, 48, was due to apply for bail at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court but did not attend. He was remanded in custody in his absence until January 27.
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Full DNA Match in McCann's Car


Police 'Found Full DNA Match' In McCanns' Car 

Police have found a full DNA match which links Madeleine McCann's body to a hire car rented by her parents five weeks after she went missing.

Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt has the latest. 
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Oakley International - Dun & Bradstreet


FULL DUN & BRADSTREET REPORT:

Oakley International Group LLC
D-U-N-S® Number: 80-790-2205
Company Name: Oakley International Group LLC
Mail Address: 2550 M St NW
Washington, DC, USA 20037-1301
County: District Of Columbia
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