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Treasure hunter notches 5th year in prison for refusing to forfeit gold coins A former treasure hunter has completed his fifth year in prison for refusing to lead officials to gold coins that he recovered more than two decades ago from a 19th-century shipwreck. Thomas G. Thompson was the head of a salvage company that in 1988 found the SS Central America, a steamship that sank in 1857 in a hurricane off South Carolina carrying tons of gold coins and bricks. Ever since his discovery, investors have been trying to collect their share. In 2012, some finally sued him, and in 2015, Thompson was found in contempt of court for refusing to cooperate in the recovery of 500 coins missing from the loot. He has been in federal prison ever since - an unusually long time to be held in contempt. ....
Treasure Hunter Notches 5th Year in Prison for Refusing to Forfeit His Loot In 1988, Thomas G. Thompson found the wreckage of a steamship that sank carrying tons of gold. Investors are still waiting for their cut. Thomas Thompson at the helm of the Arctic Explorer in 1991.Credit.Doral Chenoweth III/The Columbus Dispatch, via Associated Press Dec. 19, 2020 A former treasure hunter has completed his fifth year in prison for refusing to lead officials to gold coins that he recovered over two decades ago from a 19th-century shipwreck. Thomas G. Thompson was the head of a salvage company that in 1988 found the S.S. Central America, a steamship that sank in 1857 in a hurricane off South Carolina carrying tons of gold coins and bricks. Ever since his discovery, investors have been trying to collect their share. ....