 | Four men who attempted to pull off a daring £200m diamond heist at the Millennium Dome have been found guilty of conspiring to rob. Gang members were caught by armed police as they smashed their way into the south east London attraction with an earth mover in November 2000.
The guilty men are: •Aldo Ciarrocchi, 32, of Bermondsey, London •William Cockram, 49, of Catford, London •Raymond Betson, 40, of Chatham, Kent •Robert Adams, 57, no fixed address
Betson and Cockram were jailed for 18 years each. Adams and Ciarrocchi got 15 years each. Meredith was jailed for five years. The four had admitted conspiring to steal the 12 diamonds, including the Millennium Star, one of the world's largest gems, from the De Beers Millennium Exhibition. | |