Branson pledges, to cover McCanns' Legal Fees


	Branson pledges, to cover McCanns' Legal Fees

pokkets

9-16-2007 9:48 AM

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portugal, girl, disappearance, richard branson, fees, mccann

pokkets says:

A 3yr old British toddler missing since May in Portugal has not been found. The parents have been named as formal suspects.Richard Branson has pledged to create a fund for whatever legal fees are necessary to mount a defense. A figure of 100,000 pounds has been quoted, but continues that the fund created, will be of 'potentially unlimited' size

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