Revealed - £100k stolen from Madeleine Fund by man close to the search.

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" 6 Mar 2008. The McCanns are to renew the contract of Spanish private eyes Metodo 3. The Find Madeleine Fund yesterday voted to retain the agency despite suggestions it may be axed after its wild claim the McCanns' four-year-old - who went missing in Portugal last May - would be found by Christmas. Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: 'That's all water under the bridge now.' "
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kate-and-gerry-mccann-renew-contract-296574

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The decision to retain M3 beyond the initial 6 months contract, was made at a fund meeting on Wed 5 Mar 2008.