'Kidnapped' tycoon arrested over alleged time-wasting
A former property developer from Ireland who claimed he had been kidnapped for eight months is being held by police on suspicion of wasting their time.
68-year-old Kevin McGeever was found wandering barefoot and looking emaciated close to the Cavan-Leitrim border in January.
The tycoon was arrested at his home yesterday in Co Galway and held on suspicion of wasting police time and making false allegations.
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