McCann may sue Halligen

[Mrs. B]

Kevin Halligen: Madeleine McCann parents may sue fraudster accused of £300,000 fund con

18 May 2013 00:00

It is understood that Kate and Gerry McCann are now considering suing Halligen for allegedly fleecing their fund

 

Fraudster: Kevin Halligen
A dodgy “detective” accused of conning £300,000 from the Madeleine McCann fund is being kicked out of the US – and could now face justice in Britain.

Kevin Halligen was extradited to America five months ago over claims he cheated former business partners out of £1.3million.

Yesterday the 51-year-old admitted wire fraud in a deal with prosecutors in Washington DC.

He will be freed from jail next month, due to time he has already served, then deported.

It is understood that Kate and Gerry McCann are now considering suing Halligen for allegedly fleecing their fund.

He could also be arrested if the couple make a formal complaint.

In 2008, Halligen’s company Oakley International signed a £500,000 deal to help find missing Madeleine.

But the Surrey-based Irishman’s contract was terminated early without full payment after fund organisers decided he had failed to fulfil the agreement.

He was then arrested in Oxford in November 2009 after fleeing Washington when the US government began seeking an indictment over the wire fraud.

A source said: “Halligen would con his own grandmother he is that ruthless.

"The fact he gave the McCanns false hope and took so much money is unforgivable.”

In Washington federal court yesterday Halligen admitted persuading the Dutch company Trafigura to send £1.3million to his personal account in 2006.

Halligen told the court he bought a luxury six-bedroom house with some of the money.

It was supposed to be used to help free two of the company’s executives who were being held in the Ivory Coast on charges of dumping toxic waste.

Halligen will be sentenced on June 27 and, under the deal, freed and deported.



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[Benice]

Oh dear, how will the [ censored word ]s twist this?

IMO - One thing is for certain Martha - and that is - whilst all the other people this man has conned will be accepted as his victims - when it comes to the McCanns it will all have been THEIR fault and not his.   

[AnneGuedes]

Oh dear, how will the [ censored word ]s twist this?

IMO - One thing is for certain Martha - and that is - whilst all the other people this man has conned will be accepted as his victims - when it comes to the McCanns it will all have been THEIR fault and not his.

Isn't that a bit paranoiac, Benice ?
In the US and some countries of Common Law but not only (it's possible in Portugal), victims of the same crook constitute a class action to get their money back.

[Mrs. B]

Oh dear, how will the [ censored word ]s twist this?

IMO - One thing is for certain Martha - and that is - whilst all the other people this man has conned will be accepted as his victims - when it comes to the McCanns it will all have been THEIR fault and not his.

Previously, the conspiracy fanatics have used the fact that the McCann had NOT sued Halligen as some type of "proof" that they somehow colluding with Halligen. Now, I expect we'll see that it will be twisted the other way. It's par for the course. Damned if you do, damned if you don't!

[xtina]

They hired the best lawyers in the  world ...yet the worst private detectives... >@@(*&)

[AnneGuedes]

They hired the best lawyers in the  world ...yet the worst private detectives... >@@(*&)

Yes, the McCanns were especially unlucky, that's the minimum we can say, on the topic of PI.
Apart from that, when somebody took your money but didn't respect a contract, it's normal to want it back, if possible.

[faithlilly]

Oh dear, how will the [ censored word ]s twist this?

IMO - One thing is for certain Martha - and that is - whilst all the other people this man has conned will be accepted as his victims - when it comes to the McCanns it will all have been THEIR fault and not his.

Previously, the conspiracy fanatics have used the fact that the McCann had NOT sued Halligen as some type of "proof" that they somehow colluding with Halligen. Now, I expect we'll see that it will be twisted the other way. It's par for the course. Damned if you do, damned if you don't!

No official statement so I very much doubt the McCanns are thinking of suing Halligen. From the newspaper reports he has no money so what would be the point. Perhaps criminal charges for fraud would be a more appropriate way to deal with the situation when he returns to these shores.

[Benice]

Oh dear, how will the [ censored word ]s twist this?

IMO - One thing is for certain Martha - and that is - whilst all the other people this man has conned will be accepted as his victims - when it comes to the McCanns it will all have been THEIR fault and not his.

Previously, the conspiracy fanatics have used the fact that the McCann had NOT sued Halligen as some type of "proof" that they somehow colluding with Halligen. Now, I expect we'll see that it will be twisted the other way. It's par for the course. Damned if you do, damned if you don't!

No official statement so I very much doubt the McCanns are thinking of suing Halligen. From the newspaper reports he has no money so what would be the point. Perhaps criminal charges for fraud would be a more appropriate way to deal with the situation when he returns to these shores.

I think that would be a good solution Faithlilly - but will he return to these shores?   He is Irish apparently.

[Carana]

Hmm. Offhand, I can't remember the circumstances. From memory, the McCanns had paid the fees (although the contract was terminated early), but the people who had actually done the work never got paid by Halligen.

[AnneGuedes]

Work ? I vaguely remember someone pretending to be drunk in order to have bar clients unveiling secrets and a family in McCann disguise expecting the abductor to strike again !
Not even Enid Blyton.

[Puffin]

Oh dear, how will the [ censored word ]s twist this?

IMO - One thing is for certain Martha - and that is - whilst all the other people this man has conned will be accepted as his victims - when it comes to the McCanns it will all have been THEIR fault and not his.

Previously, the conspiracy fanatics have used the fact that the McCann had NOT sued Halligen as some type of "proof" that they somehow colluding with Halligen. Now, I expect we'll see that it will be twisted the other way. It's par for the course. Damned if you do, damned if you don't!

No official statement so I very much doubt the McCanns are thinking of suing Halligen. From the newspaper reports he has no money so what would be the point. Perhaps criminal charges for fraud would be a more appropriate way to deal with the situation when he returns to these shores.

I think that would be a good solution Faithlilly - but will he return to these shores?   He is Irish apparently.

He was born in Dublin but in most articles is referred to as 'the British Kevin Halligen'.   ETA  I found this in the Washington Post re his current court case "Halligen will also likely be deported, but it was unclear to where. The U.S. attorney’s office said Halligen is an Irish citizen, but in court Friday, Halligen said he was born in Ireland but is a British citizen. Halligen told the judge he would leave the United States voluntarily."

[Carana]

Work ? I vaguely remember someone pretending to be drunk in order to have bar clients unveiling secrets and a family in McCann disguise expecting the abductor to strike again !
Not even Enid Blyton.

I don't recall that.

There is an investigative article on this issue, but I'm not sure that the link would be allowed here.

[Joanne]

They hired the best lawyers in the  world ...yet the worst private detectives... >@@(*&)

Not much Due Diligence?

[AnneGuedes]

Work ? I vaguely remember someone pretending to be drunk in order to have bar clients unveiling secrets and a family in McCann disguise expecting the abductor to strike again !
Not even Enid Blyton.

I don't recall that.

There is an investigative article on this issue, but I'm not sure that the link would be allowed here.

I read that in some newspaper, it might have been to mock to guy.

[Carana]

Work ? I vaguely remember someone pretending to be drunk in order to have bar clients unveiling secrets and a family in McCann disguise expecting the abductor to strike again !
Not even Enid Blyton.

I don't recall that.

There is an investigative article on this issue, but I'm not sure that the link would be allowed here.

I read that in some newspaper, it might have been to mock to guy.

No, I don't think so. The investigative report seems to be valid, but there was an issue (relating to naming a person).