Monday, April 30, 2007

Recruiting a supergrass / The Australian [Gotcha blog], 27 April 2007
http://digbig.com/4ssyx
Gary Hughes
"Melbourne underworld boss Carl Williams has provided his version of the gangland war and his vendetta against the Moran family during a pre-sentence hearing on three murder charges. But he’s already serving 21 years jail for the murder of Michael Marshall, thanks to one of the gunmen who rolled over and testified about Williams’ role in the hit. He was the first of Williams’ crew to turn against his boss. So how do you recruit a supergrass? Here’s an edited police transcript of how the informer, who can be identified only as “Mister X”, first indicated he was willing to turn against his old boss and the other hitman, known only as “Mister A”."