http://www.DLBNewsonline.com/

Some stories are just too salacious to be true. However, this museum heist actually happened in Germany.

A Berlin court convicted three men for stealing a 100 kilogram solid gold coin worth $4 million from a museum in a heist that could have been out of a Hollywood or Nollywood crime/thriller film.

Two men, 23 and 21 years old, were sentenced to four and a half years; while the third, a 21-year-old security guard, must serve three years and four months. A fourth accused was acquitted.

They were tried under rules for juveniles which reduces the prison terms that could be imposed. Prosecutors had asked for five to seven years. The defense sought acquittals.

Three years ago, the coin – which carries Queen Elizabeth II’s imprint and is called the “Big Maple Leaf” – was stolen from its case in Berlin’s Bode Museum. The perpetrators were able to by-pass the alarm system, while carrying out the act.

http://www.dlbnewsonline.com/dlb-news/museum-thieves-bagged-prison-sentence-for-stealing-gold-coin

http://www.DLBNewsonline.com/

Ehh

I remember this story back then