Four Men Are Charged for Stealing a $6 Million Gold Toilet
Four men in England got charged for stealing a $6 million gold toilet. An Italian artist made it. It was on display when it went missing in 2019.
It’s not everyday you get a story like this, I just hope it’s not a pile of crap. Let’s see what you think?
Four men in England just got arrested for stealing a $6 million gold toilet. The theft happened four years ago, but they just got charged. A conceptual artist from Italy made it out of 18-karat gold and named it “America”. It’s supposed to be a commentary on unbridled capitalism or something.
It was originally on display at the Guggenheim in New York. You could wait in line to actually go in and use it. The time limit was three minutes. It eventually got moved to a place in England called Blenheim Palace. It’s a World Heritage Site, and also where Winston Churchill was born.
The golden commode vanished in the middle of the night in September of 2019, and authorities have been searching for it ever since. All four men are between the ages of 35 and 39. They’re facing charges for burglary and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. Sadly, police still don’t know where the toilet is. But chances are it’s no longer a toilet. They think the guys melted it down long ago to sell the raw gold.
Here is a photo of the toilet:
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— PBS News (@NewsHour)The toilet, valued at $5.95 million, was an artwork titled “America” and intended as a pointed satire about excessive wealth. https://t.co/xhMkmVFAI3
— PBS News (@NewsHour) November 6, 2023
The toilet, valued at $5.95 million, was an artwork titled “America” and intended as a pointed satire about excessive wealth. https://t.co/xhMkmVFAI3
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) November 6, 2023