▁box ▁at ▁the ▁Dra ke ▁Hotel . ▁The ▁police ▁at ▁first ▁sus pected ▁Cole ▁as ▁being ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁the ft . ▁Cole ▁was ▁entr usted ▁with ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁safe ▁depos it ▁box ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁the ft ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁un account ed ▁for . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁lie ▁det ector ▁test ▁and ▁was ▁cleared ▁of ▁any ▁invol vement . ▁The ▁money ▁was ▁never ▁recovered , ▁and ▁neither ▁Cole ▁nor ▁anyone ▁associated ▁with ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ▁was ▁ever ▁charged . ▁The ▁Dra ke ▁Hotel ▁was ▁later ▁su ed ▁over ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁manager ▁Peter ▁Grant ▁gave ▁his ▁appro val ▁for ▁Cole ▁to ▁h ire ▁John ▁Bind on ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁security ▁co - ordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁band ' s ▁concert ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Bind on ▁had ▁previously ▁provided ▁security ▁for ▁actors ▁Ryan ▁and ▁T atum ▁O ' Ne al . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tour , ▁a ▁major ▁incident ▁occurred ▁during ▁a ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Col ise um ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Upon ▁arrival ▁at ▁the ▁stad ium , ▁it ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Bind on ▁pushed ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁prom oter ▁Bill ▁Graham ' s ▁stage ▁crew ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁as ▁the ▁band ▁entered ▁via ▁a ▁back stage ▁r amp . ▁T ension ▁had ▁been ▁sim mer ing ▁between ▁Graham