Jimmy Two Guns: The Life and Crimes of a Gangland Lawyer

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It also details his relationship with the notorious McGovern family – six brothers known as the McGovernment because of the control that they allegedly exerted over the Springburn area of Glasgow where they operated. The 66-year-old, who survived a gangland hit, has now written a “tell all” in the shape of his book Jimmy Two Guns: The Life And Crimes Of A Gangland Lawyer.

The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia Simon and Schuster, 2014, Sal Polisi, Steve DoughertyIn 1995 McIntyre represented one of the McGovern brothers, Thomas, then 28, who was accused of shooting dead a man outside the Ashfield Bar in Springburn. Described by Paul Ferris as 'funny, flamboyant, and fearless' and 'razor sharp, with balls of steel', James McIntyre has had an extraordinary life, eventually reinventing himself as a top TV script writer. But for Jimmy Two Guns, the truth has always been stranger than fiction. Product Details

Eldest brother Joe McGovern died several years ago and McIntyre admits they were close friends McGovern was best man when he married his wife Evelyn, now 61, and is godfather to his three children. However, during the surgery, he took an allergic reaction to the metal in his breathing tube and almost died on the operating table. He tells for the first time of his brushes with the law and time spent behind bars that was almost as frequent as the people he James McIntyre has been described as the real-life Tom Hagen, the fictional “consigliere” or adviser to the Corleone mafia family in The Godfather movies. McIntyre was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, where his father was chief medical officer, before moving to Scotland in 1962 and studying law at Dundee University.

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Thomas DeSimone (May 24, 1950 – disappeared January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with New York City's Lucchese crime family who is alleged to have participated in both the Air France robbery and the Lufthansa heist. He also committed numerous murders, including killing William Bentvena in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.From the popular tech journalist and Movers and Shakers podcaster, also known across the world for… Being the go-to lawyer for some of Scotland’s most feared and infamous crime families, James McIntyre’s client list ensured he was always in demand, but under constant scrutiny from the authorities. Now he tells the astonishing inside story of how he became a successful defence lawyer and trusted consigliere to Glasgow’s crime bosses, and of his own time in jail after the notorious events that earned him the name ‘Jimmy Two Guns’. If you're coming to Coles by car, why not take advantage of the 2 hours free parking at Sainsbury's Pioneer Square - just follow the signs for Pioneer Square as you drive into Bicester and park in the multi-storey car park above the supermarket. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. You don't need to shop in Sainsbury's to get the free parking! Where to Find Us The book describes him as a real-life Tom Hagen, the fictional adviser to the Corleone mafia family in The Godfather movies.