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“Mr. Lawrence has had his name and photograph displayed on the Internet and in media around the world; this has undoubtedly given him a greater stigma and affected his reputation more than a conviction normally would have, and will make it more difficult for him to get employment in the future.”

Lawrence, an operator in the Mint’s refinery section on Sussex Drive, was convicted Nov. 9 of stealing 22 gold “pucks” during a three-month period that began in December 2014, then reselling them and spending the proceeds.

He was also found guilty of breach of trust and money laundering.

Though the method of escape was never proven, the Mint and the judge were satisfied Lawrence must have hidden the pucks — about the diameter of a golf ball — in his rectum as he exited the secure area after his shift.

The theory was bolstered by the discovery of vaseline and latex gloves in his personal locker and the fact he set off an archway metal detector 28 times in 41 days, though no gold was ever found on his person.

The Mint, in fact, never knew the gold was missing, and its internal security system was called “appalling” in open court.

The Mint was so convinced this was the heist method that it had a security officer duplicate the crime. During the test, the first detector was set off but not the second, done with a hand-held device.

The details of the theft were so unusual that they were reported in media around the world, even leading to a late-night musical riff — “Goldsphincter” as Goldfinger — by comedian and talk-show host Stephen Colbert.