Mccann's DUMP Clarence Mitchell !!!!

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/542025/Cash-crisis-hits-search-Maddie-fund-down-last-46k

Cash crisis hits search for Maddie as fund is down to last £46k
MADELEINE McCann’s parents are desperate for new donations to fund the search for her.

By Jerry Lawton / Published 31st August 2016

HELP: Maddie’s parents are desperate for new donations to fund the search for her
More than £4.2million has been donated to the fund since she vanished in Portugal in 2007.

Last year’s accounts showed just £746,152 left and sources suggest it is now just £480,000.


FUND: More than £4.2million has been donated since she vanished in Portugal in 2007
And the couple face paying £434,000 to Portuguese ex-police chief Goncalo Amaral’s lawyers after losing their libel action against him.

That would leave £46,000.

The McCanns were hoping to use the cash to pay for private investigators.

They have already had to axe their spokesman Clarence Mitchell to save cash.

He has agreed to work for them when he can to keep costs down.

Yesterday the fund’s website was still asking for public donations and selling T-shirts, wristbands and car stickers. 


Parents Garry and Kate, from Rothley, Leics, continue to believe Madeleine, who would now be 13, could still be alive.

A source close to the McCanns said: “They can’t rely on the Met Police inquiry continuing forever and they are making contingency plans."

The Met believe that Madeleine may have disturbed burglars.

No comments allowed on that article then?

In other words just pay up and don't question it.

I very much doubt that the McCanns will pay up and leave Snr Amaral alone and free to sell his book.  They really want money, not only to pay him but to appeal against the decision, imo of course.

Does the Media think that we were all born yesterday?

Oh nooooooo, will the child neglecting parents be forced to dip into Gerry's fat salary, and/or downsize, so the "no stone unturned" search for Maddie can continue?  Whatever next!

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/705491/Kate-Gerry-McCann-fire-Clarence-Mitchell-save-money-search-missing-Madeleine-McCann

They are appealing a decision against them to Portugal’s highest court in Lisbon. 
Former GP Kate and Gerry, both 48, from Rothley, Leics, fear the dispute could wipe out much of the fund to find Madeleine. A family source said: “We hope the appeal will be successful. But if they lose there will be a big legal bill to pay which will come from the fund. 


Are they ALLOWED to do this ?
Another letter to the Solicitors and Auditors, and all the Directors  perhaps.


Would not taking money from the Fund - which is for the finding of madeleine -
to pay legal costs, and DAMAGES, which is a different thing altogether
totally Ultra Vires and therefore ILLEGAL under the terms of the Fund


I think the Directors are going to get into serious hot water if they allow this

Peter (via email)

Get'emGonçalo wrote:http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/705491/Kate-Gerry-McCann-fire-Clarence-Mitchell-save-money-search-missing-Madeleine-McCann

They are appealing a decision against them to Portugal’s highest court in Lisbon. 
Former GP Kate and Gerry, both 48, from Rothley, Leics, fear the dispute could wipe out much of the fund to find Madeleine. A family source said: “We hope the appeal will be successful. But if they lose there will be a big legal bill to pay which will come from the fund. 


Are they ALLOWED to do this ?
Another letter to the Solicitors and Auditors, and all the Directors  perhaps.


Would not taking money from the Fund - which is for the finding of madeleine -
to pay legal costs, and DAMAGES, which is a different thing altogether
totally Ultra Vires and therefore ILLEGAL under the terms of the Fund


I think the Directors are going to get into serious hot water if they allow this

Peter (via email)

From day one of Madeleine's disappearance, it had become obvious that the McCann's were being advised on what to say, and how to act etc. Now £4.5 million down and with nearly half a million pounds legal costs hanging over them, has it now become a "blame game"? Are the McCann's saying to those who have been fighting their corner "well, you told us what we should do, and look where it has led us". This is all speculation on my part, of course, but as the saying goes "when poverty comes to the door, "love" jumps out the window".

Oh, and where are the "pro-MCann's" these days, on the McCann hashtag? From what I have been reading, it's down to a "skeleton staff". 

How the mighty fall!

Lest we forget (not that we will!)

Tracey & Clarence from September 2015:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-ready-continue-6370581

19:12, 2 SEP 2015 UPDATED 20:06, 2 SEP 2015
BY TRACEY KANDOHLA
 
Snips:
 
A spokesman said the couple accepted police could not continue to fund an investigation indefinitely and have set aside cash to continue the search themselves
 
Kate and Gerry McCann continue to pump thousands of pounds into a special fund for use when the official investigation, codenamed Operation Grange and launched more than four years ago, finally ends.
 
Family spokesperson Clarence Mitchell said today: “They realise it cannot go on forever.”
 
He added: “Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful to the Met Police for their continuing work and effort and are grateful to everyone who continues to make Operation Grange possible.
 
“The Government and police make the decision about funding, it is not Kate and Gerry’s role.”
 
He told how former GP Kate and heart doctor Gerry, both 37, of Rothley, Leics, had moved money from the publicly-backed Find Maddie Fund into a special account in anticipation of having to finance the hunt for their daughter themselves.
 
Mr Mitchell said: “In a common sense and practical move, they have kept some money back from the Find Madeleine Fund in case it is needed for an ongoing search.”
 
A source close to the family said: “Kate and Gerry firmly believe Madeleine could still be alive and when the police investigation ends, they have vowed to continue looking for her.
 
"They don’t know when this will be, there has been so suggestion yet, but they want to be ready and have set aside huge chunks of money for this reason.”
 
…………………………………………………….
 
Followed up, again by the Mirror in December 2015, although no Tracey & no direct reference to Clarence this time:
 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-launch-new-7041769
 
Madeleine McCann's parents to launch new private search with appeal fund's remaining £750k
 
19:06, 19 DEC 2015 UPDATED 19:11, 19 DEC 2015
BY MATTHEW DRAKE
 
Snipped:
 
A source told the Sunday People : “There is £750,000 in the account. That money has been ­preserved because Kate and Gerry knew they may want to reopen an ­investigation at some point.
“They have always said they’ll do ­anything they can to keep going. That ­commitment remains.”
…………………………………………….
 
And now the Mirror says £480K.
 
So what has happened to £270k since Christmas????
 
Do KM & GM really ‘continue to pump money into a special fund’, away from the MM fund?
 
Why?

Did they ever?
 
They never did explain that.
 
The ‘Objects clauses’ of the fund (which were changed to remove the ‘3 1 3 To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family’ in December 2011) state:
 
2B       The objects of the Foundation are
 
            2B 1 1              To secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on                           Thursday 3rd May 2007; and
 
            2B 1 2              To procure that Madeleine's abduction is thoroughly investigated and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice
 
            2B 2                 If the above objects are fulfilled then the objects of the Foundation shall be to pursue such purposes in similar cases arising in the United Kingdom, Portugal or elsewhere.
 
so absolutely no need to move money into a ‘special account’ to fund the search.
 
To answer PeterMac’s question, Yes, payment of costs would be ‘ultra-vires’, but this seems to matter little in the courts nowadays and with the board consisting purely of TM members they could easily add back clause 3.1.3 to allow it.
 
As for:
 
‘Kate and Gerry McCann have begun drastically scaling back costs’
 
£43k for year ending March 2014 can’t take much ‘drastic cutting back’, but if they have really managed to blow £270k since Christmas, something has gone seriously wrong.
 
Charity Commissioners where are you? (Oh no, it's not a charity is it, just a 'pretendy' one!))

Maddie hunt at crisis point: McCanns axe PR aide in cost-cutting bid to find missing girl

The former BBC journalist is understood to be “hurt” by the decision but respects the couple’s “more pressing agenda”. 


What is the "more pressing agenda"?



http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/705491/Kate-Gerry-McCann-fire-Clarence-Mitchell-save-money-search-missing-Madeleine-McCann

The Find Madeleine Co. Ltd. account for year ending 31st March 2013

Director's Note

'The Fund has covered expenses for witnesses giving evidence in a libel trial in Lisbon against Goncalo Amaral (former coordinator of the Portuguese investigator to find Madeleine). Mr Amaral published a book in 2008 and produced a documentary and DVD in 2009 which claimed Madeleine was dead and that her parents faked an abduction and concealed her body. This has caused vast damage to the search for Madeleine in Portugal (where it is most likely that information relating to Madeleine’s abduction and whereabouts will come from.) The Board felt that an attempt to halt this damage was vital in order to further the search for Madeleine hence taking this course of action.'

Enid O'Dowd's observations  [thanks to http://www.mccannfiles.com/id475.html] snipped..

It was reported that in January 2013 there were attempts to settle the libel case before it came to court. The McCanns may have travelled to Lisbon to meet with their Portuguese lawyers in this connection. If they did, their travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses would presumably have been charged to the company.

The big question is, does the expenditure include legal fees?


The Directors' Report refers to the ongoing legal case and paying witness expenses but does not refer to paying legal fees. However given the Board's stated view that the book, documentary and DVD caused vast damage to the search it would be perfectly legitimate to pay the fees relating to this case from the Fund.
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The objects of the Fund

To secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on Thursday 3rd May 2007

To procure that Madeleine's abduction is thoroughly investigated and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice

To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine’s family.
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Brian Kennedy [not the double glazing salesman] - 17th May 2007

"... the money can be err..  used for all sorts of reasons but probably mainly for legal expenditure..."
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I think they've just about covered all angles.

@Doug D

Exactly, that "special fund" 
Siphoning monies from Madeleine's Fund!
How much in that "Special Fund" never disclosed?

Money laundering springs to mind? 

They don't want to pay GA; have they ever paid one legal bill?

Verdi @ 11.53:
 
‘Objects clause 3.1.3 ‘To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine’s family’.
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Brian Kennedy [not the double glazing salesman] - 17th May 2007
 
"... the money can be err..  used for all sorts of reasons but probably mainly for legal expenditure..."
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I think they've just about covered all angles’.
 
   
This clause was removed in December 2011, but with the board of directors could just as easily be voted back in.

So, according to the Press Clarence Mitchell's services are no longer required and he was informed of that fact in an email from Gerry McCann (unless you read another newspaper which says it was a text).

Clarence Mitchell dumped by the McCanns? Don't make me laugh. Clarence has never worked for the McCanns. If you do adhoc business then it's on an invoice based arrangement.

There's nothing I can see to show how much the Limited company paid Clarence Mitchell to do anything at all. Scotland Yard need to take a good look at the 'Fund' in my opinion.

In the last few years the McCanns have spouted that Clarence works behind the scenes (often for free) whilst Clarence tells the world that the McCanns grieve behind the scenes. Things have been bandied about Clarence being on a retainer, Clarence doing it for free, Clarence being a friend (see Gerry McCann's blogs), Clarence becoming a part-timer to now Clarence being dumped by email and feeling hurt but understanding the need for cost cutting.

It's all bullshit.

Scotland Yard ought to take hold of Clarence's invoices and the Fund's (limited company - not a charity) accounts - that is if Scotland Yard were ever serious about finding the truth for a little three year old girl.

One of the essential things in a police investigation is to look at the finances of those close to the victim. I can only surmise Scotland Yard can't be arsed to do it - as if they don't already know. Leicester Police were shockingly reticent/unforthcoming with regards to the McCann's finances when the Portuguese Police asked for the information, giving some peculiar and obtuse reason for not having access to Gerry McCann's credit card statements. Gerry McCann then later went back to UK on his first visit since Madeleine's disappearance only to find his wallet conveniently nicked.

Someone please tell me my unreserved opinion (and it's swayed across the years) that this case is steeped in paedophilia is wrong. I can't think of any other reason for a big cover up. I can take into account the creepy corridors of power and spin doctors, I can accept media hysteria to cover those bad news days when parliament can bury its bad news but I can't accept the lies of DCI Redwood doing two separate non-reconstructions, a helicopter spectacular and a UK ground force team with dogs.

I can't accept Jim Gamble's involvement for many reasons, least of all his allegiance to Summers & Swann who not only produced a book but were granted an audience with Scotland Yard. I can't accept that.

I can't accept that three Prime Ministers would kowtow to the UK Press in the case of a child who went missing in PDL. I really can't accept that.

Does anyone in authority give a damn about Madeleine McCann? Her parents didn't when they allegedly left her on her own every night with her siblings. Scotland Yard have spent £12 million pounds with a team of over 30 officers dedicated to the case - see the pile of figures spewed out by Scotland Yard and see the celebrity status of the DCI's (Redwood and Wall) being paraded to the press as they pretend there is some form of relationship building exercise to be had between UK and Portugal. It's a miracle that there is always a handy camera to show Scotland Yard's finest turning up in their very British formal attire for the the carefully planned photo shoots (Redwood in a helicopter was just disgusting as was the public seizure of boxes from Metodo 3 offices).

Then there is the head of the CPS visiting Portugal - Alison Saunders goes to Portugal - why? I mean, why? Why make that public?

Police investigate. When there is evidence it is provided to the relative CPS authority. Scotland Yard were just doing a review weren't they? what in God's name was Alison Saunders doing there and why was it published? Is it usual for the head of the CPS in UK to let anyone know anything? Well of course not.

This has to be the most and I mean MOST disgusting travesty.

As for Jim Gamble, I think he's up to his neck in it - who on earth would immediately support the parents of a child who went missing when there was no evidence of abduction? and then there is Clarence Mitchell who is a spook oiling the machine.

Now someone tell me please that paedophilia is not at the heart of this case. Someone is being protected. Who that is, is anyone's guess. I can't think of any other reason.

Just my opinion.

Doug D wrote:Verdi @ 11.53:
 
‘Objects clause 3.1.3 ‘To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine’s family’.
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Brian Kennedy [not the double glazing salesman] - 17th May 2007
 
"... the money can be err..  used for all sorts of reasons but probably mainly for legal expenditure..."
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I think they've just about covered all angles’.
 
   
This clause was removed in December 2011, but with the board of directors could just as easily be voted back in.

Yes you're quite right - shoddy workmanship on my part !

The text was taken from the original when the fund was launched in May 2007 but no doubt the account reports for year ending March 2012 and 2013 have been appropriately worded to allow for all eventualities.

In my opinion the board of directors has always been the main a bone of contention, overriding all other dubious aspects of the fund.

Does anyone else think that PR Stuntman spokesman is the one doing the "dumping"? 
Getting out in the nick of time? 

Just a thought amongst many!

@Aquila 
Echo that! Well put 

MayMuse wrote:Does anyone else think that PR Stuntman spokesman is the one doing the "dumping"? 
Getting out in the nick of time? 

Just a thought amongst many!

@Aquila 
Echo that! Well put 

For sure Mitchell's fleeing the fleapit, but no matter how many times he douses himself in disinfectant, he is forever McTainted.

This article claims that the McCanns are having to let Mitchell go to save funds,  but surely he is not still being paid?  If he is still being paid, what on earth is he being paid for?  He has done nothing for a few years now, unless of course he has been working behind the scenes feeding all these ridiculous stories in the press.  Maybe that's were the search fund has gone - paying this clown to manipulate the media.

sharonl wrote:This article claims that the McCanns are having to let Mitchell go to save funds,  but surely he is not still being paid?  If he is still being paid, what on earth is he being paid for?  He has done nothing for a few years now, unless of course he has been working behind the scenes feeding all these ridiculous stories in the press.  Maybe that's were the search fund has gone - paying this clown to manipulate the media.

Come on Clarrie, show us your invoices is all I can say.

Clarence 'media mogul' Mitchell - seeking a touch of divine intervention..



Has he now officially earned the esteemed handle 'Mitch of the Dump'?

Verdi wrote:Clarence 'media mogul' Mitchell - seeking a touch of divine intervention..



Has he now officially earned the esteemed handle 'Mitch of the Dump'?

The good, the bad and the ugly.

Having read his background, he always was an attention seeker trailing around after high profile cases in the hope of making the big time.  Think he made a bit of a bloomer using the McCanns as a step up the career ladder.

Still, the prison service is always looking for new recruits.

aquila wrote:

sharonl wrote:This article claims that the McCanns are having to let Mitchell go to save funds,  but surely he is not still being paid?  If he is still being paid, what on earth is he being paid for?  He has done nothing for a few years now, unless of course he has been working behind the scenes feeding all these ridiculous stories in the press.  Maybe that's were the search fund has gone - paying this clown to manipulate the media.

Come on Clarrie, show us your invoices is all I can say.

I think he's more the plain brown envelope type.

Good grief - and before dinner..


Clarence Mitchell ‏@mitch_1uk
Reaching new #SussexHeights to get on top of things in #Brighton....the @BA_i360 selfie has to be done just the once


Rather unfortunate choice of words under the circumstances methinks

Kate and Gerry McCann dump key member of their team in bid to cut spiralling costs of hunt for missing tot

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1694829/kate-and-gerry-mccann-dump-long-serving-spokesman-in-bid-to-cut-spiralling-costs-of-hunt-for-missing-tot/



IF Madeleine is ever found alive she would be thirteen years of age.  Missing yes but 'tot' she ain't! 

You don't need to be a genius to manipulate the UK press - they can't even manage to get basic facts right.

For goodness sake show some respect!

It's not so much that they face a £434k libel bill to Goncala Amaral.  More that they may be liable to pay their own and his legal fees for a protracted and failed legal action that THEY brought against him. 

He could be lucky to come out financially even.  Though will have had lost book royalties and countless hours spent on the case and loads of stress.

There are many ways not to tell the whole truth.  Funny that the media always seems to manage to phrase things in a way that is favourable to the McCanns.

MayMuse wrote:Does anyone else think that PR Stuntman spokesman is the one doing the "dumping"? 
Getting out in the nick of time? 

Just a thought amongst many!

@Aquila 
Echo that! Well put 

It could be but I didn't they really part company a long time ago with him being just on a retainer if and when needed?  I would be more inclined to think that this is the manipulator doing his job.

1  Please donate so that the poor McCanns can afford my services (even though those donations were never meant to be spent on public manipulation)
2. The McCanns would like to all donors - please keep the pounds rolling in
3.  We are happy to say that the pretend to  Find Madeleine fund is now solvent again and Mitchell will be kept on board in the near future

BTW - this is the same Mitchell who gave up his job to assist the McCanns saying "I am a decent person, I will help them, if I can"

Verdi wrote:Having read his background, he always was an attention seeker trailing around after high profile cases in the hope of making the big time.  Think he made a bit of a bloomer using the McCanns as a step up the career ladder.

Still, the prison service is always looking for new recruits.

That would suit him, members of the McCann team seem to take their holidays there so he won't feel lonely.

I agee he loved the attention and boy didn't he get it! I don't think the Mcanns wanted him to go sure he was their main man. Able to spew out their lies and control the MSM. He was getting paid to do what he does best and thats manipulate stories and come across how important he was (past tense)
If he thought he would get another couple of years out of it I think he would grab it with both hands and a foot too if needed. The McCanns don't have the cash flow anymore to sue anyone else or even attempt to suffocate anyone from speaking out because the well is running very dry and Mitchell needs to bite into something else quick before the hungry and thirsty MSM attack because once they realise Mitchell ain't there and no money there then fair game I would think.
MP = McCanns Pussy!! Oops if that's out of order I do apologise.

sharonl wrote:

MayMuse wrote:Does anyone else think that PR Stuntman spokesman is the one doing the "dumping"? 
Getting out in the nick of time? 

Just a thought amongst many!

@Aquila 
Echo that! Well put 

It could be but I didn't they really part company a long time ago with him being just on a retainer if and when needed?  I would be more inclined to think that this is the manipulator doing his job.

1  Please donate so that the poor McCanns can afford my services (even though those donations were never meant to be spent on public manipulation)
2. The McCanns would like to all donors - please keep the pounds rolling in
3.  We are happy to say that the pretend to  Find Madeleine fund is now solvent again and Mitchell will be kept on board in the near future

BTW - this is the same Mitchell who gave up his job to assist the McCanns saying "I am a decent person, I will help them, if I can"

Totally agree .

He was most certainly attached to them (in more ways than one) whilst still working for the government's media monitoring unit.  Accompanying them on their European/North African campaign tour and most likely organizing the entire masquerade.

Flew out to Portugal with Gerald McCann in the very early days and apparently spent all hours of the day and half the night in their company.  At least to know how they behaved and witness all the off-camera blubbering and be so totally convinced of their innocence.

My guess is he was offered some kind of work, possibly in the capacity of a consultant PR representative, by the double glazing whizz which just happened to include ad-hoc work on the behalf of the McCanns.  It was NOT long after his removal from the media monitoring unit that his name was connected with other PR organisations.

Kennedy was/is a multi-millionaire, can't convince me he's not in need of a PR guru - even if he is a pious Jehovah's Witness.

A chancer in my opinion.

ETA:  Think I've said before, I wouldn't be surprised is he was asked to leave the governments employ - he must have been a bit of an embarrassment, the way he conducted himself.  Hardly professional.

Letterwriter wrote:It's not so much that they face a £434k libel bill to Goncala Amaral.  More that they may be liable to pay their own and his legal fees for a protracted and failed legal action that THEY brought against him. 

He could be lucky to come out financially even.  Though will have had lost book royalties and countless hours spent on the case and loads of stress.

There are many ways not to tell the whole truth.  Funny that the media always seems to manage to phrase things in a way that is favourable to the McCanns.

No doubt they've got a nice little hoard stashed away somewhere for a rainy day.  Even if it went first into the Fund it doesn't necessarily mean it will be seen to come out of the Fund - if you get the drift .

Why would Clarence be 'hurt'?

And how long before the McCanns are sitting on some-one's sofa on a television screen near you ?