Two Men Found Guilty of Stealing Golden Toilet From Winston Churchill’s House

Back in 2019, a group of masked men drove up to the ancestral home of Winston Churchill in the British countryside, broke in, and proceeded to steal a true national treasure: a fully functional toilet made of 18 karate gold. Half a decade later, the conspirators have finally been brought to justice. The New York Times reports that, following a three-week trial, Michael Jones, 39, and Fred Doe, 36, were found guilty of crimes related to the theft. Jones was found guilty of burglary while Doe was found guilty of conspiracy to convert or transfer criminal property. The newspaper writes that another conspirator, 40-year-old James Sheen, had already pled guilty to burglary, transferring criminal property and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. The toilet was an art installation created by Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist known for his provocative visual works. Cattelan is the same artist who has drawn controversy for his artwork “Comedian,” which is just a banana taped to a wall ... Read full article.