Fugitive Treasure Hunter Who Found $50 Million in Gold Is Captured

When treasure hunter Tommy Thompson first found the "Ship of Gold," a long-sunken steamer loaded with loot worth $50 million, the oceanic engineer was hailed as a "brilliant scientist" who uncovered the greatest lost treasure in American history. The one-time Ohio resident, however, later became known as a federal fugitive after he went on the lam following a series of legal skirmishes over financial issues related to his 1988 discovery of the S.S. Central America, which sank during...

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