NEWS · B2 Level - Part 2

This Is How to Steal a $6 Million Dollar Toilet

And this is how you steal a golden toilet. Authorities in the UK have just released surveillance video of a 5-year-old crime.

Level: B2 · 17 sentences

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  1. And this is how you steal a golden toilet.
  2. Authorities in the UK have just released surveillance video of a 5-year-old crime.
  3. In 2019, a group of creative thieves struck Blenheim Palace,
  4. the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
  5. A group of offenders broke into the palace and stole a high-value toilet made out of gold that was on display.
  6. The toilet they grabbed was made of 18-karat gold and was insured for 6 million dollars.
  7. Two cars drove across the palace lawn in the footage shown to jurors in the court case.
  8. About five minutes after the thieves' arrival,
  9. they're seen taking the golden toilet out of the building.
  10. The 216 lb gilded loo was loaded in the back of a stolen Volkswagen Golf car.
  11. The pricey chamber pot is a piece of art that was showcased at New York's Guggenheim Museum.
  12. The title of the golden toilet that really flushes is America.
  13. And the artist, Maurizio Cattelan, offered it to Trump to display at the White House during his first term as president.
  14. Five defendants are facing multiple charges in this case.
  15. Two have pleaded guilty to some of the alleged crimes.
  16. Authorities believe the toilet was broken up and melted down.
  17. It is never flushed again.