Original sentence: The major factions, as presented in the story, are the Morans, including Lewis, Mark, and Jason Moran, the "Carlton Crew", which included Alphonse Gangitano, Domenic "Mick" Gatto, his lawyer George Defteros and Mario Condello, "the Russians", led by Nik "The Russian" Radev, and the Williams family, which included Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel, Andrew "Benji" Veniamin and, at different times, "Mr T"  and Dino Dibra
Edited sentence: Although somewhat peripheral to the gangland war, the subplot involving lingerie waitress Tracey Seymour is in fact based (loosely) on a true story - that of Vicky Jacobs, who was shot and killed after giving evidence against her ex-husband Gerald Preston, who was jailed over a double murder in an auto repair shop.The lines spoken by Mick Gatto in his police interview following the death of Andrew Veniamin are actually direct quotes from evidence given by the real Mick Gatto at his murder trial.The major factions, as presented in the story, are the Morans, including Lewis, Mark, and Jason Moran, the "Carlton Crew", which included Alphonse Gangitano, Domenic "Mick" Gatto, his lawyer George Defteros and Mario Condello, "the Russians", led by Nik "The Russian" Radev, and the Williams family, which included Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel, Andrew "Benji" Veniamin and, at different times, "Mr T" (who can't be named by order of the Supreme Court of Victoria) and Dino Dibra