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Scottish Sun
05-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Probe launched after company owned by murderer and gangster handed contract to board up crime scenes
In July 2020 the brute killed Michael Thomson, 46, over fears he'd tell cops about his role in a cannabis farm CONTRACT BOTCH Probe launched after company owned by murderer and gangster handed contract to board up crime scenes A WATCHDOG has rapped cops over a hood landing a slice of a £5million crime scene contract. The Scottish Police Authority upheld a complaint about botched vetting checks on George 'Rambo' McMillan, 58. 2 George 'Rambo' McMillan's Style Builders became a subcontractor for Orbis Protect Ltd Credit: John Kirkby 2 Rambo Michael Thomson then dumped his body in his car on a layby on the A77 in July 2020 The convicted drug dealer was able to secure lucrative taxpayer-funded work for his Ayr-based firm by stepping down temporarily and installing his elderly mum as sole director in August 2019. After police background checks on Margaret McMillan, then aged 78, came back clear, she resigned with Rambo returning as director. Months later he was arrested for the murder of an employee before being convicted and caged for 21 years. Now the SPA has ordered procurement chiefs to be 'alert to any recent changes of directorship immediately prior to the award of a contract'. Security specialist John Robertson, 45, of Airdrie, who lodged the complaint, said: 'It's deeply concerning that a known organised crime figure was able to enter a police subcontractor role under the radar. "This wasn't an innocent oversight, it was a serious systems failure. 'I'm proud to have brought this to light, and I welcome the SPA's diligence and decision to tighten procurement and vetting processes. 'This is a win for everyone who plays by the rules.' We told how McMillan's Style Builders took on work for Orbis Protect Ltd, which had been hired to secure properties at the centre of drug busts or murder probes. In July 2020 the brute killed Michael Thomson, 46, over fears he'd tell cops about his role in a cannabis farm. Man rushed to hospital after being found 'seriously injured' at roadside in Airdrie Weeks later Orbis told cops Style Builders was no longer a subcontractor. Police Scotland was asked for comment.
Scottish Sun
28-04-2025
- Scottish Sun
Murderous Scots gangster who raked in £176,000 in dirty cash ordered to pay back just £1
George 'Rambo' McMillan is serving at least 21 years for killing Michael Thomson in a sickening attack QUIDS IN Murderous Scots gangster who raked in £176,000 in dirty cash ordered to pay back just £1 Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A GANGSTER who murdered a worker and made more than £176,000 from his life of crime only has to pay back a measly £1 from his ill-gotten gains. George 'Rambo' McMillan, 58, raked in the dirty cash while running a building firm that employed tragic Michael Thomson, 46. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 George 'Rambo' McMillan has been ordered to pay back £1 of his dirty cash. 3 Tragic Michael Thomson was murdered over fears he would report McMillan to cops 3 McMillan's former business Style Builders in Ayr's York Street. Credit: John Kirkby McMillan is serving 21 years for choking Michael to death at his business in Ayr in July 2020 before dumping his body in a car in lay-by. The High Court in Glasgow had previously heard McMillan thought his victim was going to report him to cops over his involvement in a cannabis farm. The judge said at the time it was 'a pre-meditated murder of the most callous kind'. Prosecutors launched a proceeds of crime case against McMillan in a bid to recover the former soldier's criminal profits. Prosecution lawyer Bryan Heaney told judge Lady Ross the Crown and the convict's legal team had made an agreement to settle the case. He said experts had determined McMillan had pocketed £176,544 from his criminal activities. However, he also revealed the Crown couldn't recover any money as there were no assets available - before asking the court to pass a confiscation order for just £1. Mr Heaney added: 'The Crown would be entitled to return to court to seize such assets should they become available.' Lady Ross passed the order, forcing McMillan to hand over the quid. The monster turned on labourer Michael over fears he was going to tell cops about his involvement in a £100,000 cannabis farm next door to his head office in the town's York Street. The DOWNFALL of Scotland's biggest gangster - Jamie 'The Iceman' Stevenson Part Two McMillan had earlier been caged in April 2003 after cops found £21,000 worth of heroin in his motor. He was an enforcer on the Stranraer drug scene and a main target of cops' Operation Emperor. We told in 2023 how - despite his lengthy criminal past - McMillan's firm Style Builders landed a share of a £5million pound cop contract to board up crime scenes. The hood won the public sector deal after dodging background checks by making his elderly mum a temporary director. The move paved the way for McMillan to become a subcontractor for Orbis Protect Ltd - who had been hired by Police Scotland to secure properties linked to drug busts and murder probes. We told how cops refused to release details about a murderer's business to The Scottish Sun as it could harm his 'fundamental rights and freedoms'.
