RabiDuck 89 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Bogus Italian lawyer Giovanni di Stefano found guilty A self-styled Italian lawyer has been found guilty of tricking people into thinking he was a bona fide legal professional. Giovanni di Stefano was convicted on 25 charges including deception, fraud and money laundering between 2001 and 2011. The 57-year-old is known as the "devil's advocate" for representing high-profile criminals. The ex-Dundee football director has worked with train robber Ronnie Biggs and Saddam Hussein's legal team. His clients have also included serial killer Dr Harold Shipman and Serbian leader and war criminal Slobodan Milosevic. He helped make legal history as part of the team which overturned the manslaughter conviction of tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten. Di Stefano did not react as the 25 guilty verdicts were delivered at London's Southwark Crown Court. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21957686 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PapaBear 0 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 A shady character, no doubt - but be fair to the guy, he never sank so low as to work for Harper Macleod 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,859 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I remember reading a broad sheet article on him when he was a member of the Dundee Board. It said he was named John Stevenson for the first two decades of his life, discovered his maternal Italian background and became Giovanni di Stefano. Perhaps Giovanni should get together with Phil McNumerousnames? They could form a self-help group. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflag 378 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 you wont have to worry about listening to him for a while... 14year sentance. dammmm Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabiDuck 89 Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 I guess all this explains why he went rather quiet after making a lot of noise about his share! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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