Glasgow-born Michael McGurk was shot dead outside his waterside Sydney mansion in a gangland-style execution.

Glasgow-born Michael McGurk was shot dead outside his waterside Sydney mansion in a gangland-style execution.Now the latest episode of “Sopranos on the Harbour”, as some have called it, is riveting Australians, following the arrest of McGurk’s former business associate, Ron Medich.A multi-millionaire property developer who had been in dispute with McGurk, Medich has been charged with masterminding the murder. A Sydney court heard that shortly after McGurk was shot at close range in his driveway in front of his nine-year-old son, Luc, a text message stating “Job done” was received by a friend of Medich’s, Lucky Gattellari. Medich was allegedly with him.The murder, in a well-heeled area, shone a light on a murky side of Sydney society. As well as being involved in property deals, McGurk, 57,...

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Rebels member sues council over speed hump | Herald Sun

Rebels member sues council over speed hump | Herald Sun: "ONE of South Australia's most notorious bikies is suing a suburban council for negligence after falling off his motorcycle while riding over a speed hump. Rebels member Christopher Paul Clemente, 32, wants unspecified damages from Charles Sturt Council for injuries he alleges he sustained in the incident at Woodville South in northwest Adelaide.But the council is fighting the District Court claim, alleging instead that any residual injuries Clemente is suffering stem from gunshot wounds he suffered in 2002 or a previous car accident, not from the motorcycle accident.Clemente, who has a lengthy history of firearms offences and recently started a chapter of the Rebels in Mildura, has been injured in two gang-related shootings in Adelaide...

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New World Order and Almighty Latin King Nation gangs Seventy-Four Michigan Gang Members, Associates Charged with Drug Violations

Seventy-Four Michigan Gang Members, Associates Charged with Drug Violations: "Seventy-four members of two local gangs operating in Pontiac, Michigan were charged in two separate complaints with conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine, announced United States Attorney Barbara L McQuade. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arena, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Special Agent in Charge Robert Corso, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Special Agent in Charge Brian Moskowitz, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), Special Agent in Charge Thomas E Brandon, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Sheriff Michael Bouchard, Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Also joining in...

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Police sergeant led a secret double life | The Sun |News

Police sergeant led a secret double life | The Sun |News: "POLICE sergeant led a secret double life as boss of a ruthless underworld gang, a court heard yesterday. Salim Razaq, 31, took over the family drugs and dirty money racket after his brother was jailed. He was regarded as a 'copper's cop' by colleagues, who had no idea he had turned his home into a gangland H...

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