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Information about Michael's work as an informer were kept secret until December 2001, when a judge at [[Woolwich]] [[crown court]] sentenced him to six years in jail. Reporting restrictions that had been in place for three years were lifted.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/dec/19/drugsandalcohol.nickhopkins | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Nick | last=Hopkins | title=Gangster supergrass jailed | date=19 December 2001}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Michael had admitted one count of [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] to import cocaine, a similar charge involving cannabis, and three conspiracies to launder the proceeds. He has also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Michael, who lived in [[Radlett]], Hertfordshire, is thought to have been given a new identity under the terms of the [[witness protection programme]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
Information about Michael's work as an informer were kept secret until December 2001, when a judge at [[Woolwich]] [[crown court]] sentenced him to six years in jail. Reporting restrictions that had been in place for three years were lifted.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/dec/19/drugsandalcohol.nickhopkins | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Nick | last=Hopkins | title=Gangster supergrass jailed | date=19 December 2001}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Michael had admitted one count of [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] to import cocaine, a similar charge involving cannabis, and three conspiracies to launder the proceeds. He has also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Michael, who lived in [[Radlett]], Hertfordshire, is thought to have been given a new identity under the terms of the [[witness protection programme]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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===Murder of Charlie Wilson=== |
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In 1990, the former treasurer of the [[Great Train Robbery (1963)|Great Train Robbery]] [[Charlie Wilson (criminal)|Charles Frederick "Charlie" Wilson]] had moved to [[Marbella]], Spain, where he was suspected to be involved in drug smuggling.<ref name=Wensley>{{cite book|title=Killing Charlie: The Bloody, Bullet-Riddled Hunt for the Most Powerful Great Train Robber of All|author=Wensley Clarkson|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|date=2 February 2006|ISBN=1845960351}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://algarvedailynews.com/features/history/4416-the-great-train-robbery-part-ii-did-it-end-like-a-childrens-tea-party|title=The Great Train Robbery Part II – Did it end like a Children's Tea Party?|first=Jack |last=Harvey|publisher=algarvedailynews.com|accessdate=28 February 2013}}</ref> Engaged to launder some of the proceeds from the [[Brink's-Mat robbery]], he lost the investors £3million.<ref name=HistoryCh>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-train-robber-escapes-from-prison|title=Great train robber escapes from Prison|publisher=History Channel|date=12 August 1964|accessdate=28 February 2013}}</ref> |
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Michael Michael (born 12 November 1957 in Birmingham)[1] is the ex-boss of a criminal empire called the Organisation which was involved in drug smuggling, prostitution and money laundering. Following arrest, he turned supergrass/police informer, with his evidence leading to 34 people being jailed for a combined 170 years, and the dismantling of 26 different drug syndicates.[2]
Among people he informed on were his wife Lynn, given a 24-month prison sentence suspended for two years for her role as a cash courier; his lover, Sue Richards; and Janice Marlborough, his business lieutenant who ran his string of brothels. Michael's evidence led to drugs worth £49m being recovered from a distribution network that is thought to have smuggled more than 110 kg of cocaine and 19,000 kg of cannabis into Britain.[2][3]
Information about Michael's work as an informer were kept secret until December 2001, when a judge at Woolwich crown court sentenced him to six years in jail. Reporting restrictions that had been in place for three years were lifted.[2][3] Michael had admitted one count of conspiracy to import cocaine, a similar charge involving cannabis, and three conspiracies to launder the proceeds. He has also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm.[2] Michael, who lived in Radlett, Hertfordshire, is thought to have been given a new identity under the terms of the witness protection programme.[2]
Murder of Charlie Wilson
In 1990, the former treasurer of the Great Train Robbery Charles Frederick "Charlie" Wilson had moved to Marbella, Spain, where he was suspected to be involved in drug smuggling.[4][5] Engaged to launder some of the proceeds from the Brink's-Mat robbery, he lost the investors £3million.[6]
References
- ^ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d e Hopkins, Nick (19 December 2001). "Gangster supergrass jailed". The Guardian. London.
- ^ a b Correspondent, By John Steele, Crime. "'Supergrass' is jailed over £132m drugs ring".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wensley Clarkson (2 February 2006). Killing Charlie: The Bloody, Bullet-Riddled Hunt for the Most Powerful Great Train Robber of All. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 1845960351.
- ^ Harvey, Jack. "The Great Train Robbery Part II – Did it end like a Children's Tea Party?". algarvedailynews.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Great train robber escapes from Prison". History Channel. 12 August 1964. Retrieved 28 February 2013.