Actually, another bizarre claim which has been batted around regarding his claim that he didn't know that no money had ever been received.
I don't know about anyone else, but if I was the CEO of a struggling company that was making almost nothing, I'd really want a moment to just hold a 4.2M check in my hand. I don't think I'm strange in believing that almost anyone, except apparently Plant, in that situation would have wanted to hold it.
And, since the company had only 12 emplyees at the time, I think I'd want all of them to see that check as well. Good for morale, and all that jazz. But apparently Plant didn't think of trying to hold it, or let others see it, because if he had he would have been holding air, and passing nothing around.
IMNSVHO...
