Treasure hunter stuck in jail 5 years for refusing to tell location of his loot Tommy Thompson found nearly $4 million in gold in 1988 — but he's been in jail for five years because he won't reveal where it is. He found a sunken ship with 500 gold coins onboard. But where did they go? If he knows, he’s not saying. In this Aug. 29, 1991, photo, Tommy Thompson, left, stands at the helm of the Arctic Explorer as Bob Evans, center, and Barry Schatz look on in Norfolk, Va. Thompson, a former deep-sea treasure hunter, is about to mark his fifth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing coins The gold technically belongs to 161 investors that had paid him to find it, and when they didn't get their share, the investors took Thompson to court. Now, he's saying he forgot where he put the gold. A former deep-sea treasure hunter is about to mark his fifth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing coins made from gold found in a...
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