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Treasure hunter Tommy Thompson marks five years in jail over missing SS Central America coins
A former deep-sea treasure hunter has marked his fifth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing coins made from gold found in an historic shipwreck.
Key points:
- Tommy Thompson discovered the SS Central America shipwreck back in 1988
- Investors who backed his discovery trip sued him, but he went on the run for three years
- Thompson says he does not know where the gold is and has refused to cooperate
Research scientist Tommy Thompson is not imprisoned for breaking the law.
Instead, he is being held in contempt of court for an unusually long stretch — well past the normal maximum limit of 18 months for witnesses who refuse to cooperate.
But nothing is usual about Thompson’s case, which dates to his discovery of the SS…
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