Fred Doe is accused of trying to sell 20kg of gold from the toilet stolen at Blenheim Palace.
A man has denied knowing gold he was trying to help someone sell came from a golden toilet stolen at Blenheim Palace.
Fred Doe admitted putting James Sheen, who has previously pleaded guilty to stealing the toilet, in touch with gold dealer Bora Guccuk but said he would "never in a million years" have dealt with him if he had known it was stolen. It weighed 98kg and was insured for $6m. Gold prices at the time would have seen the gold alone worth £2.8m, the court was told.
It was claimed Mr Guccuk, who ran the jewellers Pacha of London in Hatton Garden, would make a profit of about £3,000 for every kilo he sold on.Mr Doe admitted using the code word "cars" to represent kilograms of gold in a series of messages with Sheen but told the court this was to protect his family over concerns thieves would target his home if they believed he had large quantities of money or valuables.
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