This might not be something all that wise to do: cheating Madeleine McCann's parents.

A bloke called Ken Halligen has been had up before the beak for what looks like skipping on a hotel bill. He's also been indicted in the US for ripping off some lawyers.

But what's likely to cause him a great deal more trouble in the long term is the attempt he seems to have made to rip off the Maddy McCann fund.

There's nothing quite like the fury of the public when they find out that money donatde for the children has been stoled. More details here.