Nigel Oliver, 55, of Slough, attempted to sell stolen tapes of The Beatles last recording sessions, a jury has found. As previously reported, Oliver was charged with two counts of handling stolen goods, being caught trying to sell the tapes, on behalf of two other men, for about $250,000. He has, however, been found unfit to plead to the charges, and did not appear in court during the case.
In court, the jury heard how police uncovered documents instructing the sale at the man's home, as well as a key to a locked suitcase containing George Harrison's passport. Previously, MD of Beatles company Apple, Nigel Aspinall, told the court: "These tapes have huge commercial value. They've got over 80 hours or more of sound footage on them of the Beatles recording and chatting about stuff. There's lots of very unknown stuff and music on there that they wouldn't have recorded in a normal session."