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| Eddie Maher: £1m Felixstowe bank theft accused in court | Eddie Maher: £1m Felixstowe bank theft accused in court |
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| A former security guard who was deported from the United States has appeared in court in Suffolk charged with stealing £1m. | |
| Eddie Maher, 57, originally from Essex, was flown back to the UK overnight. | Eddie Maher, 57, originally from Essex, was flown back to the UK overnight. |
| He has been charged with the theft of £1,172,500 from a security van in Felixstowe in January 1993. | He has been charged with the theft of £1,172,500 from a security van in Felixstowe in January 1993. |
| Mr Maher, who was arrested in Ozark, Missouri, did not enter a plea during the hearing before magistrates in Ipswich and was remanded in custody. | Mr Maher, who was arrested in Ozark, Missouri, did not enter a plea during the hearing before magistrates in Ipswich and was remanded in custody. |
| The case was adjourned until 17 July. | The case was adjourned until 17 July. |
| It is understood Mr Maher landed at Heathrow Airport in the early hours before being escorted back to Suffolk by police. | It is understood Mr Maher landed at Heathrow Airport in the early hours before being escorted back to Suffolk by police. |
| False number plates | False number plates |
| Mr Maher, who was working for a cable company in Ozark, was arrested on a separate matter in February and accused of immigration and firearms offences in the US. | Mr Maher, who was working for a cable company in Ozark, was arrested on a separate matter in February and accused of immigration and firearms offences in the US. |
| Police said Mr Maher was "circulated as wanted" in connection with the theft of the security van from outside Lloyds Bank in Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, on 22 January 1993. | Police said Mr Maher was "circulated as wanted" in connection with the theft of the security van from outside Lloyds Bank in Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, on 22 January 1993. |
| The Securicor van was found empty on Felixstowe seafront. | The Securicor van was found empty on Felixstowe seafront. |
| Police believed 50 bags containing £1m in coins, £20 notes and £10 notes, had been transferred into a stolen Toyota Previa Space Cruiser fitted with false number plates. | Police believed 50 bags containing £1m in coins, £20 notes and £10 notes, had been transferred into a stolen Toyota Previa Space Cruiser fitted with false number plates. |
| It is thought the Toyota was then driven to a car park on the nearby Landguard peninsula. | It is thought the Toyota was then driven to a car park on the nearby Landguard peninsula. |
| The money was then thought to have been transferred into a car later found burnt-out in Essex. | The money was then thought to have been transferred into a car later found burnt-out in Essex. |