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Fugitive treasure hunter nabbed in Florida after 2-year hunt
Amanda Lee Myers / AP
Published: 01/28/2015 11:13 AM Updated: 01/28/2015 11:20 AM
A fugitive treasure hunter embroiled in a legal fight over whats been described as the greatest lost treasure in American history has been arrested in Florida after more than two years on the lam, authorities said Wednesday.
The U.S. Marshals Service tracked Tommy Thompson to a hotel in Palm Beach County and arrested him Tuesday, ...
Thompson made history in 1988 when he found the sunken S.S. Central America, also known as the Ship of Gold. In what was a technological feat at the time, Thompson and his crew brought up thousands of gold bars and coins from the shipwreck. Much of that was later sold to a gold marketing group in 2000 for about $50 million. ... (read more)
Amanda Lee Myers / AP
Published: 01/28/2015 11:13 AM Updated: 01/28/2015 11:20 AM
A fugitive treasure hunter embroiled in a legal fight over whats been described as the greatest lost treasure in American history has been arrested in Florida after more than two years on the lam, authorities said Wednesday.
The U.S. Marshals Service tracked Tommy Thompson to a hotel in Palm Beach County and arrested him Tuesday, ...
Thompson made history in 1988 when he found the sunken S.S. Central America, also known as the Ship of Gold. In what was a technological feat at the time, Thompson and his crew brought up thousands of gold bars and coins from the shipwreck. Much of that was later sold to a gold marketing group in 2000 for about $50 million. ... (read more)