{"id":3383,"date":"2025-03-18T18:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/life-style\/two-men-found-guilty-in-theft-of-6-million-gold-toilet\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T18:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:17:36","slug":"two-men-found-guilty-in-theft-of-6-million-gold-toilet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/life-style\/two-men-found-guilty-in-theft-of-6-million-gold-toilet\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Men Found Guilty in Theft of $6 Million Gold Toilet"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ever since a hooded gang smashed its way into Blenheim Palace \u2014 an English stately home that was Winston Churchill\u2019s birthplace \u2014 and stole a fully functioning 18-karat gold toilet<\/a> more than five years ago, the glittering john has been missing seemingly without a trace.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, two men were found guilty over the theft and sale of the shiny commode, an artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, the Italian conceptual artist best known for another high-profile piece \u2014 a banana taped to a wall<\/a> that was auctioned off last year for $6.2 million.<\/p>\n

His toilet, titled \u201cAmerica,\u201d was insured for $6 million and, despite that high value, is believed to have been divided up and sold.<\/p>\n

After a three-week-long trial at Oxford Crown Court, a jury found Michael Jones, 39, guilty of burglary, and Fred Doe, 36, guilty of conspiracy to convert or transfer criminal property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n