They found the treasure and thought to himself: three employees will be evaluated in December for the theft of € 900,000 in the renovation of old coins and bullion Eure.
Three teenagers have confessed to have stolen gold, discovered by chance one day in the spring of 2011, said Monday in a press conference, the prosecutor of the Republic of Evreux, Normandy Paris Dominique Laurent after revelations in the newspaper.
Sixteen kilos of gold bars at 20 USD 1920 in 600 pieces that were each weighing 33 grams, gold and the workers subtilised without prey, according to the law, the state and the owner of the house.
"Parts of the glasses, bags bullion buried in the bottom of the barn, which would make the kitchen" Thibaut and say Isabelle Beauty Booty unfortunate owner, whose origins remain a mystery, a beautiful eighteenth century house, Notre-Dame-de -Isle.
The thieves - the age of twenty years, the two of them, 30 years in the third - "The employees of small businesses in the industry who had a good reputation," recalls Ms. Beauty in disbelief when the police called the pause last year.
"We were a little surprised: Please note that potentially rich, but you have nothing to lose" his wife, the mayor of the town of 700 residents.
"Nothing," as workers shared the spoils - "along the Seine to eat", complains Beauty woman - before selling bullion and coins, coin collectors claimed by prosecutors 900,000 €, sometimes with bills wrong.
- "You feel cheated," -
However, they do not assume that the means to match their salaries, deception. Faith, act on behalf of one of the three persons, a banker TRACFIN AML cells.
The young man insisted that it was a gift from his grandfather. TRACFIN unsuccessfully went to court in July 2011th
Company Gendarmerie Andelys and Regional Response Team (GIR) Haute-Normandie research and get back to the three men and numismatists.
Investigators seized more than € 450,000 - bank accounts, life insurance, car ... - Three workers, numismatic and € 265,000, including € 150,000 for his collection of gold coins.
The four people in the Criminal Court of 5 December Evreux. Workers to respond to "Flight" is, incur a penalty of five years.
Numismatist of "laundering" risk to have 10 years in prison and a fine of € 750,000. He denies the facts of the crime.
Three thieves have said, to report his discovery, the prosecutor said. In this case, you have the right was half the truth found loot and in the second half of the landowner, without the amount to pay the state.
Mr and Mrs beauty came on the audience to recoup something dependent on the money that should be returned to them again.
"It's been a year since we slept very badly," said the couple. "We feel cheated. Stay for three months at home, drinking fruit juice in the morning, without saying anything," said Isabelle beauty.
"Who does not dream of one day finding a treasure," said the petite blonde woman of 47 years. "That's what frustrates me., I have never touched., And I feel bad."
