Arrested businessman's court appearance (From Oxford Mail)

Arrested businessman's court appearance

8:04am Thursday 26th November 2009 in

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A BUSINESSMAN arrested at an Oxford hotel over an alleged £1.3m fraud appeared in court yesterday.

Kevin Halligen, 48, was arrested at the Old Bank Hotel in High Street on Tuesday.

He faced City of Westminster magistrates after he was arrested on an extradition warrant in Oxford.

The US Department of Justice had issued an indictment for Halligen, from Surrey, earlier this month alleging that he tried to defraud a London law firm of 2.1 million US dollars (£1.3 million).

Following a short hearing, Halligen was refused bail and was remanded in custody until December 2, when the case will be heard again.