Here we go again.........McCanns to fund hunt for Maddie The Sun 29/3/15

Its behind the pay platform any one have access?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6389052/Kate-and-Gerry-McCann-will-fund-search-for-missing-Madeleine.html?CMP=spklr-Editorial-TWITTER-TheSunNewspaper-20150329-News-161585567

McCanns to fund hunt for Maddie



EXCLUSIVE: Parents pump almost £1million into search fund



               




EXCLUSIVE by MIKE HAMILTON
                           

THE parents of Madeleine McCann plan to plough their own money into the search for their missing daughter if police halt their investigation.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6389052/Kate-and-Gerry-McCann-will-fund-search-for-missing-Madeleine.html?CMP=spklr-Editorial-TWITTER-TheSunNewspaper-20150329-News-161585567


Rest of the article behind paywall!!!

Exclusive by Mike Hamilton

The parents or Madeleine McCann plan to plough their own money into the search for their missing daughter if police halt their investigation. Kate and Gerry McCann both 47 , of Rothley Leics, fear public donations have dried up as the search approaches its eighth anniversary. So they have pumped almost £1 million into a fund for Madeleine that would be running at a loss without their cash. The money came from Kate's book about Madeleine's disappearance in Portugal in May 2007 and the search for her. A top cop suggested this week the £10 million police probe into the case should be wound up. Met Police Federation chairman John Tully said "We no longer have the resources to conduct specialist inquiries all over the world"

Hold on a minute, their own money???  The money for the book, which they clearly stated when it was published was going to the fund?  The book which had the sticker on saying all proceeds go the search for Madeleine............

Another attempt to look for pity.... plz help and donate more. Where's the money now? from book sales that was supposed to go into the fund?!? Are they not expecting money from GA? Do they not think they're going to win? Ha, sorry imo

Maybe Big Phil and the rest of the tribe have all sold their houses, like they said they would back in 2007.

costello wrote:Exclusive by Mike Hamilton

The parents or Madeleine McCann plan to plough their own money into the search for their missing daughter if police halt their investigation. Kate and Gerry McCann both 47 , of Rothley Leics, fear public donations have dried up as the search approaches its eighth anniversary. So they have pumped almost £1 million into a fund for Madeleine that would be running at a loss without their cash. The money came from Kate's book about Madeleine's disappearance in Portugal in May 2007 and the search for her. A top cop suggested this week the £10 million police probe into the case should be wound up. Met Police Federation chairman John Tully said "We no longer have the resources to conduct specialist inquiries all over the world"

Call me cynical but is this what the whole idea was in the reporting of the winding up of the investigation? Get the poor public to donate their hard earned cash in case the search is wound down.
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Every now and then it is good to remind ourselves how cynical this pair are. Here is a transcript of an interview given a year after M disappeared.
Note the part where they ask for the public to tell them what they may have reported to the police.

By Nick Britten

7:00PM BST 01 May 2008





Gerry, talking about the launch of a new campaign, said: This is something we've been working behind the scenes. We knew there would be massive media attention and we wanted to capitalise on that.


The documentary is a platform and told a bit of a story about where we're at. We want to bring the focus back completely to what this is about – finding Madeleine.


Kate: There has been that much speculation. I find it upsetting for our family but it's upsetting for Madeline.


Gerry: There so much noise you can't tell the noise from the real messages. Any angle leads to column inches when it doesn't deserve it.


When you think about the last five months how much new information - there's very, very little and we need to focus is back on what people do know and what are the real issues here.


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Q: Is this the best hope now of finding Madeleine?

Kate: I'm not sure about that but the media interest will wane without any developments and I guess you've got to use this opportunity. We need that information and we strongly believe that information is out there, somebody knows something.

Dubbing today "May Day for Madeleine", Gerry said: It's the last chance to capture a lot of the information that's gone into the investigation that we're not privy to and clearly we need to know everything that's been done. What we're asking people to do is if you've given information to police, Crimestoppers, Portuguese police, we're asking you to give it to us as well.

We're a year down the line and seemingly no closer to finding Madeleine. We've got little bits of jigsaw but huge gaps.

We have set aside considerable resources on this task and we have processes set up and ready to go but of course we don't know what information has been generated.

I personally don't think running stories on Madeleine makes that much difference. Her image is everywhere.

It's about that key bit of information - someone has it but they might not necessarily put it together.

At this time, a year on, it's to try to jog people's memories. Portugal is a small country, she could have been moved, we've clearly got an international case and we're desperate for information.

There are people who haven't come forward who might have been involved on the periphery.

Q: When the arguido status is lifted will this story go away?

Kate: Being made arguido has not helped the search for Madeleine. I'm sure when the arguido status is lifted it will be a major development and huge headlines.

Q: There is lots and lots of media coverage but has it helped the searched?

Gerry: A lot of people think Madeleine is dead. Today is about us stating our absolute categoric belief that there is no evidence that Madeleine has been seriously harmed.

Q: How do you feel Madeleine?

Kate: It's a sense really, Madeliene is very close, it's kind of a sensation that she's there. You try and be objective and think that it's just because I'm her mum and because I want to believe.

Gerry: The more research we've done and the more we've looked into these types of cases the stronger my belief is now that there's a better chance Madeleine is alive.

The bulk of data is actually based from the US. From the 115-a-year stereotypical kidnappings by strangers 40-50 per cent are killed, which means that the majority are not killed. The younger the child the less likely is that child will be seriously harmed or killed.

Madeleine really is the right low limit. We've not said it's impossible. How many of the children who are never found and assumed to be dead are actually being brought up somewhere else? It's frightening to think of Natasha Kampusch (held for eight years) and Shawn Hornbeck (four years) and other kids...

Kate: The story in Austria shows how people can go off the radar. But they are still there and you owe it to that erson to keep looking.

It still give you hope, it's horrible to think of the length of time and stuff and you think of a year ago. Imagine what it would have been like to get to a year, it would have killed me. A few days at that point were forever but it [Elisabeth being found] gives you hope and it could be today, tomorrow or next week and you've got to keep hold of that hope.

Gerry: It all gives you hope. People want to help. She's a completely innocent child and surely we can find her if everyone pulls together. Whatever anyone thinks of the situation Madeleine is innocent and she's a child.

When we went to Washington and spoke to the people who had the most expertise we came out thinking she is out there.

Gerry: There's a really good chance she is still out there, based on years of experience of missing and abducted children

What Earnie Allen's (national center for missing and exploited children in Washington) exact words were are there are a host of scenarios by which Madeleine could still be out there.

The experts are saying there is a strong chance Madeleine is out there but its back to what we need to do which is address the situation: Who took her? Is that person alone? If they are alone they don't live in isolation, they live in a town, in a holiday resort, they interact with people and they might have accomplices we don't know what motivates them.

They have to shop, they have to buy things. People have got a description of a man. It's trying to find a link somewhere, we feel incredibly passionate about it.

Kate: Even people who are classed as loners are known as the loner down the road.

About Sean and Amelie:

Sean and Amelie talk about her constantly,. They include her in everything. They ask about her. They essentially still play with her and that's really heartening for us. A year down the line, our three-year-old twins still see it as that and if Madeleine walked in the door tomorrow they'd say which one do you want and play with her.

They would shout 'Madeleine's home, lets go and play'. She is still a huge part of their life and ours.

Explaining to them what has happened:

Kate: I've got my journal but we took advice and haev done everything that we thought was best for Sean and Amelie. A psychologist we spoke to said basically be honest. The problem is you haven't got a story to tell and can't fill in the facts.

Gerry: I hope she's back with us before they're of an age when they're on the internet and searching. We will face difficult decisions down the line and we are not forcing information on them.

As they ask the questions, they are being told straight and the situation now is still they know Madeleine is missing. They have some understanding of the concept of being lost and that people are looking for them and they say heartbreaking things to us like they're going to find Madeleine and bring her home.

Kate: They will say things like that because we talk about when Madeleine comes home.

About the new campaign:

Gerry: This is a local call number, no premium. It functions from abroad. My strong understanding is that will be a local call from abroad as well. People can leave information anonymously and we guarantee confidentiality.

Kate: We don't know what has been done and what hasn't been done (in the investigation). As parents not knowing what's being done, it gets to a time when we have to find out ourselves.

Gerry: We need to know and we want to know. The bulk of the information in the inquiry came from the UK. We knew there were thousands of leads that came through Crimestoppers and Leicestershire police.

The bulk of the people in Praia da Luz were British, Irish, Dutch and German. We need to co-operate with the authorities. We're not taking the law into our own hands. There will be jurisdictional issues.

We believe it's an international investigation and our investigation in independent. It's cross border and focused on finding Madeline.

Kate: We don't know what the Portuguese (police know)

Gerry: Who can object to us, a year down the line, diverting resources. It's a year. We're not being given information that people are under supervision - if so we'd be keeping very quiet.

People had a fair crack. We just want as parents to make sure everything possible is being done.

There's been a huge response. We don't know what came into Crimestoppers or Leicestershire. We have not had access and clearly we want access, what's been done and not been done.

Kate: We're not taking over the investigation but we're obviously trying to do something ourselves.

Gerry: We are running an independent investigation and we believe it is an international enquiry and we will direct as much resources as we've got available into following up every lead.

Any information coming in will be scrutinised, graded, followed up and acted on.

Kate and I have been working behind the scenes on this with a few core people to launch today. There has been a considerable degree of planning over several weeks.

We need every call. Every bit of information is important to us. Considerable resources are being directed into this.

We might be overwhelmed.

There might be multiple reasons why people have not come forward. In isolation it might not mean anything but it might when you look at the bigger picture.

Kate: I hope its not a bind for people and they will understand but can you give it again and there might be some key information in there. Maybe it might make this move.

Gerry: We have a right to information and what has been done to our daughter and if we are not given the information we will try and do anything. Anybody who has contacted any authority should contact us.

Q: How do you see her?

Kate: When you picture her it's memories. I don't speculate on what situation she's in. It's memories. I don't have any vision if where she is now.

I just sense her still being there. It's hard to explain really. It's a sensation, a feeling. It is comforting, very comforting, that she's that bit closer.

candyfloss wrote:Hold on a minute, their own money???  The money for the book, which they clearly stated when it was published was going to the fund?  The book which had the sticker on saying all proceeds go the search for Madeleine............

I do not have time at the mo to go back and check, but

I am sure the accounts for the Ltd Co for last year show a sum around 500k  already 'donated' from the book fee. This being the second half of the money.


What this says to me is SPIN.  Aka we want OG shut down, it must not continue but 'we' will keep looking.
Joe Public will agree with this, it's a win-win, keep looking but at no public cost.  

Meanwhile the MSM accepts as normal of course that in the UK a couple, with only one employed, with one child lost, can get their hands on one million pounds, after tax. Course, no problem !!

So are they donating this money to Operation Grange ?

It's twofold, this, imo.

First, it's an attempt to cry for the public to think of the empty coffers and donate. But more importantly, it is an attempt to reinforce the belief that a search is necessary. Donating "their own money" is a clear statement that they are asserting Maddie is alive, findable and they have nothing to hide.

This, in my opinion, is their retort to the growing perception amongst the public that they may not be completely innocent. It is a reinforcement to that vast majority of people who have only a passing interest of the case and take the abduction theory at face value. It's a subtle reminder that the McCanns are the victims.

I think the public will be shocked to hear that they even HAVE £1 million pounds.

Mimi wrote:I think the public will be shocked to hear that they even HAVE £1 million pounds.

Its an attempt to garner more money and sympathy towards the impending outcome of the McCann V Amaral and others.

Dee Coy wrote:It's twofold, this, imo.

First, it's an attempt to cry for the public to think of the empty coffers and donate. But more importantly, it is an attempt to reinforce the belief that a search is necessary. Donating "their own money" is a clear statement that they are asserting Maddie is alive, findable and they have nothing to hide.

This, in my opinion, is their retort to the growing perception amongst the public that they may not be completely innocent. It is a reinforcement to that vast majority of people who have only a passing interest of the case and take the abduction theory at face value. It's a subtle reminder that the McCanns are the victims.

Exactly correct.

And imo it reinforces the perception that it is ok to shut down OG, because they will continue where others have failed.

The next spin cycle will be that OG tried so hard, but failed due to intransigent, incompetent, sardine eating PJ and corrupt justice system 'over there on the Med' .

ETA. Why don't they just shut up ? To answer my own question, see Blacksmith..

Or, maybe, they are doing a clear out of personal assets ?

I know I would.

Mimi wrote:I think the public will be shocked to hear that they even HAVE £1 million pounds.

Yes, bad move. No doubt they're hoping also that Labour will win so that whatever  project was put on the backburner may be re-activated?

Thetruth wrote:Or, maybe, they are doing a clear out of personal assets ?

I know I would.

Exactly,brilliant observation by John Tait.


Jon Tait @jontait42 · 17m 17 minutes ago

@1matthewwright1 How can you take search funds as damages, Sr Amaral? #McCann

Tsk, Completely right.

This publicly declared gesture is a triple whammy.

Coffer-filler, reiteration of innocence and removal of assets from the reach of the dastardly Amaral.

Also means a couple of other things:

One, the McCanns are resigned to losing the damages trial, and

Two, they have substantial assets of their own. Accumulated from what? Gerry's sole medical income? The book - all proceeds from which should already have been paid to the fund as declared to the suckers concerned readers who bought it thinking they were helping the cause? Hmm, how else can they have accumulated over £1M personal wealth ?

Dee Coy wrote:Tsk, Completely right.

This publicly declared gesture is a triple whammy.

Coffer-filler, reiteration of innocence and removal of assets from the reach of the dastardly Amaral.
Also means a couple of other things:

One, the McCanns are resigned to losing the damages trial, and

Two, they have substantial assets of their own. Accumulated from what? Gerry's sole medical income? The book - all proceeds from which should already have been paid to the fund as declared to the suckers concerned readers who bought it thinking they were helping the cause? Hmm, how else can they have accumulated over £1M personal wealth ?

The 'Fund' is a limited company, I thought it was mentioned to 'help the wider family' so it's not a charity.  It's a personal savings fund for any of them to dip into when they want to.  It's not a search fund for Madeleine, although the McCanns keep ramming that down our throats thinking that those members of the public who haven't followed this case for 8 years will be taken in.  I would have thought, therefore, that any money they have could be taken by a court as it sees fit.  Or have I got that completely wrong?

As for the public being shocked that the McCanns have £1million, well I was bloomin' shocked when I read that.  I haven't checked the last accounts but I don't believe there was £1million in the "Fund" from what I've read on line, so where is it?

Dee Coy wrote:

One, the McCanns are resigned to losing the damages trial, and

I'm wondering if its not already known,my understanding is its reached its concluso stage and its now in the 30 day period where the judge can be expected to issue judgement and ruling's.

You're completely right about the fund, DFM. We know it, but the public perception of it is very different. They see it as a charity set up with honourable intentions to find a missing child. Imagine the outcry if a court tried to take money from that laudable cause to compensate a foreign policeman whom the public view as an incompetent bumbler who tried to frame the innocent parents?

Even if the outcome of the trial is favourable I still feel Goncalo will be painted as such - perhaps even more so as the media assume desperate measures.

caricature wrote:

Dee Coy wrote:

One, the McCanns are resigned to losing the damages trial, and

I'm wondering if its not already known,my understanding is its reached its concluso stage and its now in the 30 day period where the judge can be expected to issue judgement and ruling's.

Definitely clearing out the purse, then, if this is the case. So transparent! Protecting their assets by moving them to a safe harbour - just my opinion, of course.

Dee Coy wrote:

caricature wrote:

Dee Coy wrote:

One, the McCanns are resigned to losing the damages trial, and

I'm wondering if its not already known,my understanding is its reached its concluso stage and its now in the 30 day period where the judge can be expected to issue judgement and ruling's.

Definitely clearing out the purse, then, if this is the case. So transparent! Protecting their assets by moving them to a safe harbour - just my opinion, of course.

I can't see the public having much sympathy for the McCanns now it's been put in print that the McCanns have a £1million whilst SY have spent over £10million on the investigation and the McCanns ARE STILL ASKING FOR MORE MONEY by keeping their donate buttons on their website.

I wonder if the McCanns actually put that story in print themselves or have the media done it to make them look embarrassed. Could the McCanns sue the media I wonder for stating that the McCanns willl put £1m into the search when they may not have £1m unless the media know where the rest is stashed away as only $500,000 was declared in the McCanns accounts.

This is the story from 2013


Madeleine McCann's mum ploughs £1m from book sales into search for missing daughter

00:00, 19 January 2013


Mum Kate McCann made more than £1million last year from her book about vanished Madeleine[/url].
She ploughed the money into the search fund for her daughter which had run dangerously short of cash.
The fund’s directors said: “Income from the book has significantly improved the position.
"This will continue as a result of publication in other countries and the release of the paperback.”
Official accounts show the bestseller which came out in May 2011 netted £738,487 after tax.
Madeleine’s Fund hit £1.8million shortly after the three-year-old vanished from her family’s holiday flat in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.
But by 2011, after four years of ­fruitless searching, it had dwindled to £125,000.
Kate and husband Gerry, both 44, from Rothley, Leicestershire, feared they might be unable to carry on the hunt.
But official papers filed with Companies House show all Kate’s book cash went to the fund.
And after a large percentage was spent on the continuing search and costly ad campaigns the remaining total now stands at £474,867.
The fund report revealed it was no longer paying private investigators in Portugal after Scotland Yard announced a major cold case review.
The McCanns hope this will lead to Portuguese authorities reopening their inquiries.
The report added: “The fund scaled back independent efforts to avoid duplication.
“It maintains sizeable resources so the search can be resumed quickly should the review not lead to the reopening of the case in Portugal.”
 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-madeleine-mccann-mum-kate[/url]

So just another rehash guff story then.

Desperation in the camp.

Something tells me they know they have lost the damages trial. Confirmation behind the scenes.

They so want OG to wind up and quickly.

Panic stations.

It's going to be very interesting shortly.

caricature wrote:

Thetruth wrote:Or, maybe, they are doing a clear out of personal assets ?

I know I would.

Exactly,brilliant observation by John Tait.


Jon Tait @jontait42  ·  17m 17 minutes ago

@1matthewwright1 How can you take search funds as damages, Sr Amaral? #McCann

Ahhhhhhh-