Treasure hunter walks free after a decade in jail for withholding shipwreck gold
TL;DR
A U.S. deep-sea treasure hunter, Tommy Thompson, who recovered treasure from the 1857 SS Central America wreck, was released from prison after about a decade for contempt for refusing to disclose the location of roughly 500 missing gold coins; investors had sued him over proceeds, and while the civil contempt sentence was ended last year, about 500 coins remain unaccounted for.
- Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold BBC
- Treasure Hunter Released From Prison After Refusing to Turn Over Gold Coins The New York Times
- Ohio treasure hunter Tommy Thompson released from prison, still mum on gold The Columbus Dispatch
- Tommy Thompson’s 10-year imprisonment exposed a flawed legal system | Column Tampa Bay Times
- 'Ship of Gold' treasure hunter freed after a decade in prison, 500 coins still missing Audacy
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