Police nab accused bilker of Find Madeline

Nov 25, 2009
UPI NewsTrack

British police arrested a man accused by U.S. authorities of defrauding people across the world, including a Madeline McCann fund in Britain, officials said.  British media reported Kevin Halligen of Surrey was arrested Tuesday as he was trying to leave the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford. Halligen, whose Washington firm was hired as a security consultant by Find Madeleine for about $835,000, allegedly took off with more than $500,000, The Times of London reported Wednesday. Madeline McCann was 3 years old when she disappeared in May 2007 while vacationing with her family in Portugal.

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Oxford hotel arrest man faces extradition hearing

Nov 25, 2009
The Oxford Times
George Gaynor

A businessman arrested at an Oxford hotel over an alleged £1.3m fraud is expected to appear in court tomorrow facing extradition to the US. Kevin Halligen, 48, who ran a firm that helped look for missing girl Madeleine McCann, was arrested at the Old Bank Hotel, in High Street, yesterday. Police went to the hotel after a manager read a newspaper article about the US case and recognised a hotel guest as the wanted man. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment against Irish national Halligen, from Surrey, earlier this month, alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm of £1.3m.

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Madeleine detective arrested

Nov 25, 2009
The Daily Express

A private detective who worked for the Madeleine McCann fund has been arrested following allegations of an unpaid hotel bill. Kevin Halligen was held last night after staff at the £350-a-night Old Bank Hotel in Oxford called police. The 48-year-old security consultant from Dublin is being held by police and now faces extradition to the United States over an alleged £1.3million fraud.

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Madeleine businessman arrested at hotel

25 November 2009
Press Association
Lauren Turner

A businessman whose firm helped to look for Madeleine McCann was arrested after a hotel manager recognised him as an alleged fraudster wanted by US authorities. Kevin Halligen, 48, had been staying at the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford for several months under an assumed name. He was arrested there yesterday following a discrepancy over his hotel bill. The hotel manager had seen a newspaper report last weekend concerning the alleged fraud and realised the man pictured alongside the article was his customer. Halligen was taken into custody in the city, where he remains today. The US Department of Justice had issued an indictment for Halligen, from Surrey, earlier this month, alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm of 2.1 million dollars (£1.2 million).

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Maddy man is arrested

25 Nov. 2009
The Evening Chronicle
Newcastle

A businessman once hired to help look for Madeleine McCann and who is wanted by US authorities over an alleged fraud was arrested at a hotel, according to sources. Kevin Halligen, 48, was arrested yesterday afternoon at the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford following a discrepancy over his hotel bill and is currently in custody in the county, it is understood. The US Department of Justice issued an indictment for the Briton two weeks ago alleging he tried to defraud a London law firm of more than £1.2m. His firm, Oakley International, was used by Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry for around six months last year to look for their missing daughter.

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Maddy man held

Nov 25, 2009
Evening Gazette
World today
A businessman once hired to help look for Madeleine McCann, who is wanted by US authorities over an alleged fraud, was arrested at a hotel, according to sources. Kevin Halligen, 48, was arrested yesterday afternoon at the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford, following a discrepancy over his hotel bill and is currently in custody in the county.

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Maddie fraud suspect arrested

Nov 25, 2009
Liverpool Echo
Luke Traynor
Hunt for fund fugitive ends in a top hotel: Suspected fraudster living at hotel

A private detective hired to find missing toddler Madeleine McCann was sensationally arrested yesterday after spending six months living a life of secret luxury in a top hotel, the ECHO can exclusively reveal. Detectives swooped at the plush Old Bank Hotel in Oxford to arrest suspected fraudster Kevin Halligen yesterday afternoon. The 48-year-old has remained high on the FBI's wanted list following an alleged £1.3m con in America and police have been flummoxed as to his whereabouts. Now, following a tip-off from an ex-hotel worker, Halligen is today in custody being questioned by officers.

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Maddie 'fraudster' nabbed

Nov 25, 2009
Scottish Daily Record

A businessman hired to help look for Madeleine McCann who is wanted by US authorities over an alleged fraud has been arrested. Kevin Halligen, 48, was arrested yesterday at the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford after a discrepancy over his hotel bill and is currently in custody. The US department of justice issued an indictment for Halligen two weeks ago alleging that he had tried to defraud a London law firm of more than £1.2million. His firm Oakley International were used by Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry for around six months last year to look for their missing daughter. The Washington firm were paid around £300,000 to help look for Madeleine after she went missing, then aged three, from an Algarve resort in May 2007.

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Kevin Halligen whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann

Nov 25, 2009
P.A. National Newswire

Kevin Halligen, whose firm helped look for Madeleine McCann and who is wanted in the US over an alleged £1.3 million fraud, appeared in court tonight after being arrested on an extradition warrant. Thames Valley Police said in a statement: "We arrested a 48-year-old man yesterday morning at the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford. It was a discrepancy over his hotel bill." He is being held in custody in the city, and it is understood a court hearing relating to an extradition matter could take place later today.

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British police arrest Madeleine 'investigator' over fraud

NOV 25, 2009
Agence France Presse

A businessman paid to help search for British girl Madeleine McCann was arrested after a hotel manager recognised him as an alleged fraudster wanted by US authorities, British police said Wednesday. Kevin Halligen, 48, was arrested Tuesday at a luxury hotel in Oxford, southern England, where he had been staying for several months under an assumed name. He was arrested following an argument over his bill. The hotel's manager recalled his face from a newspaper report last weekend about the alleged fraud.

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