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| Michael Michael is a greek folksinger who is most famous for his song "Maria Consuela". He was famous in the 1940's and his songs are still hits in Greece. | |||
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| '''Michael Michael''' (born 12 November 1957 in ])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?lastname=+michael&eventyear=1957&eventyear_offset=0&mothersmaidenname=+%09konstondinou+|title=findmypast.co.uk|website=search.findmypast.co.uk}}</ref> 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 ]/police informer, with his evidence leading to 34 people being jailed for a combined 170 years, and the dismantling of 26 different ].<ref name=autogenerated1/> | |||
| 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 ]; his lover, Sue Richards; and Janice Marlborough, his business lieutenant who ran his string of ]s. 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 ] and 19,000 kg of ] into Britain.<ref name=autogenerated1/><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1365696/Supergrass-is-jailed-over-132m-drugs-ring.html|title='Supergrass' is jailed over £132m drugs ring|first=By John Steele, Crime|last=Correspondent|publisher=}}</ref> | |||
| Information about Michael's work as an informer were kept secret until December 2001, when a judge at ] ] 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 ] 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 ], Hertfordshire, is thought to have been given a new identity under the terms of the ].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> | |||
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Michael Michael is a greek folksinger who is most famous for his song "Maria Consuela". He was famous in the 1940's and his songs are still hits in Greece.