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An ex-deep-sea treasure hunter jailed for nearly 10 years scores a legal win but won’t be freed

  • U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley ended Tommy Thompson's sentence on the civil contempt charge, stating he 'no longer is convinced that further incarceration is likely to coerce compliance.'
  • Thompson was ordered to begin serving a two-year sentence for a related criminal contempt charge.
  • Thompson has faced contempt of court since December 15, 2015, accruing a daily fine of $1,000, totaling $3,335,000.
  • Despite a lawsuit and a federal order, Thompson has not cooperated in finding 500 coins valued at about $2.5 million, claiming they were given to a trust in Belize.
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Deep-sea treasure hunter jailed for 10 years for refusing to disclose location of gold coins finally scores legal win

Tommy Thompson's case dates to his discovery of the S.S. Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, in 1988.

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Ohio deep-sea treasure hunter jailed for nearly 10 years scores legal win but won’t be freed

COLUMBUS, Ohio  — A former deep-sea treasure hunter who has served nearly a decade in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has had that term ended by a federal judge in Ohio, but he will remain behind bars for now. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley agreed Friday to end Tommy Thompson’s sentence on the civil contempt charge, saying he “no longer is convinced that further incarceration is likely to coerce complianc…

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Gold treasure hunter to serve additional time in jail as his sentence ends

A former deep-sea treasure hunter who has served nearly a decade in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has had that term ended by a

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Spectrum NewsSpectrum News

An ex-deep-sea treasure hunter jailed for nearly 10 years scores legal win

Tommy Thompson has been held in content of court since 2015.

·United States
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Het NieuwsbladHet Nieuwsblad

Diver has been in prison for ten years for refusing to say where he found gold treasure

Treasure hunter Tommy Thompson (72) has been in prison for ten years and will have to stay there for a while. Not that he committed a serious crime. He simply refuses to say where in the wreck of the SS Central America, a passenger ship that had a large supply of gold on board when it sank in a storm, he found coins. And where they are now.

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News Talk 94.1/AM 1600News Talk 94.1/AM 1600

Treasure hunter jailed for refusing to turn over gold coins scores legal win

Tommy Thompson’s case dates to his discovery of the S.S. Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, in 1988. Source The post Treasure hunter jailed for refusing to turn over gold coins scores legal win appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

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