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Gold toilet: Two men jailed for £4.8m Blenheim Palace heist

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James 'Jimmy' Sheen , 40 , pleaded guilty to burglary, transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same in 2024 .

Michael Jones , 39 , was found guilty of burglary in March and sentenced to four years and two years and three months respectively.

Sheen was a key player in the heist - a career criminal and the only man convicted of both burglary and selling the gold.

Police also recovered his phone which contained a wealth of incriminating messages.

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