PETTY THiEF TO A pounds 30m FORTUNE; HOW DRUG-DEALING GANGSTER BUILT A CROOKED EMPIRE The ruthless life and crimes of Tam 'The Licensee' McGraw.(News) From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: July 31, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: By Mark McGivern

TAM McGRAW was both tight-fisted and ruthless - a combination that helped him rise from petty thief to millionaire gangster.

He had the ability to make others do his bidding through fear. He was also highly organised and paid close attention to detail.

And crucially, he was believed to operate his criminal empire through collusion with other gangsters and an understanding with top cops, who came to rely on the information he gave them as a Glasgow supergrass.

That was where his nickname, The Licensee, came from - not his ownership of a ...

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