EXTRADITION

A businessman who allegedly conned the Madeleine McCann fund out of cash is to be extradited to the US on money laundering charges.

Kevin Halligen, 48, is accused by the FBI of a £1.2million wire fraud.

He claims to be a private investigator and had been waiting for an extradition hearing date since his arrest last November

He is also accused of taking £300,000 from the Find Madeline fund after claiming he could use satellite technology to find the missing girl.

Yesterday Westminster magistrates ordered his extradition. Halligen now has four weeks to appeal.

Earlier this week, Kate McCann revealed the fund to find daughter Madeleine may have to close because of a lack of money.