Up To £100,000 Stolen From Madeleine McCann Fund To Finance ‘Lavish’ Lifestyle

Up to £100,000 in funds donated to help find missing Madeleine McCann has been stolen by someone connected to the fund set up to find her.

The report, according to two whistleblowers connected to the fund, suggests that a man close to the search forged travel and hotel receipts to hide his theft.

There is no suggestion that Kate or Gerry McCann are guilty of any wrongdoing.

The two whistleblowers told The Sun that the unnamed man tricked Kate and Gerry into believing the cash was being used on the search.

One whistleblower told The Sun, ‘What made the fraud so disgusting was money came from people who shed tears over her disappearance and wanted to do their little bit.’

A spokesman for the McCanns said, ‘‘Madeleine’s Fund takes extremely seriously any suggestion monies intended for the search have been obtained fraudulently.’

‘Kate, Gerry and the other directors of Madeleine’s Fund will co-operate fully with authorities to ensure these claims are fully investigated.’