Well, it had to happen. Five men now face trial and jail time in the extortion plot over the DaVinci masterpiece, Madonna with the Yarnwinder. They are formally charged with conspiracy to extort or attempting to extort money from the late Duke of Buccleuch and his son the current Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in conjunction with the insurers of the painting.
What does all that mean?
They tried to get money for a masterpiece. Not too bright. The four accused are Robert Graham, 56, John Doyle, 59, Calum Jones, 43 and David Boyce, 61, and Marshall Ronald, 52, who has made no plea as of this date. There will be a further preliminary hearing held next month for alleged crimes to extort money between July 18th and October 4th of 2007.
As part of an undercover sting by police officers at Glasgow, the painting was retrieved and these nitwits were charged. Lord Brailsford is judge and has set a trial date for March 30, 2009.
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