Boat operator convicted of conspiracy to steal in the Millennium Dome diamond-heist case after prosecutors said he was intended to help the raiders escape by speedboat.
Editorial standard
Convictions, acquittals, charges and contextual links are kept distinct. Relationship labels state the legal or factual basis of the connection.
Background
Meredith operated a charter boat from Brighton marina.
Role in the case
Prosecutors said his role was to take the gang away by speedboat with the stolen diamonds.
Evidence / operation
He was cleared of conspiracy to rob but convicted of conspiracy to steal.
Legal outcome
He received a five-year prison sentence.
Graph role
That acquittal/conviction distinction is important: the archive should not label him a convicted armed robber in the Dome case.
Network links
– Millennium Dome diamond raid — convicted of conspiracy to steal; cleared of conspiracy to rob – Millennium Dome, Greenwich — raid context – Brighton Marina — boat/business context
Direct people links
– Raymond Betson — co-defendant – William Cockram — co-defendant / acquaintance – Robert Adams — co-defendant – Aldo Ciarrocchi — co-defendant
Sources
– The Guardian. Five jailed for dome raid (2002-02-18). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/18/dome – The Guardian. Profile: the dome raiders (2002-02-18). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/18/dome.simonjeffery
Key events
Millennium Dome diamond raid
Failed November 2000 attempt to steal the Millennium Star and rare blue diamonds from the De Beers exhibition at the Millennium Dome.
People, groups and places
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References
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[1]Five jailed for dome raidTier 2MentionsSupportsView source ↗
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[2]Profile: the dome raidersTier 2MentionsSupportsView source ↗