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REVEALED: Gold theft trial hears lawyers heavily crafted statement from mining boss peter bartlett - The Real Truth

Peter Bartlett leaves the Kalgoorlie courthouse after testifying earlier this week. (ABC Goldfields: Jarrod Lucas)

Defence lawyers for a mining executive accused of gold theft have questioned the level of involvement by a private lawyer and other company directors in crafting a police statement for well-known West Australian entrepreneur Peter Bartlett.

As the founder of FMR Investments, Mr Bartlett has testified in the District Court trial of his former "protege", 42-year-old Patrick Rhyan Keogh, who served as the gold miner's general manager for more than a decade.

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