Treasure hunter freed after decade in prison for not revealing location of gold
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Treasure hunter Tommy Thompson was released from federal prison on March 4th after serving 10 years for contempt of court. Thompson, who discovered the shipwrecked SS Central America and its gold in 1988, was jailed for refusing to disclose the location of 500 missing gold coins. Investors who funded Thompson's expedition sued him in 2005, claiming he defrauded them of their share of the treasure. Despite repeated claims that he didn't know the gold's location, Thompson was held in contempt, with appellate judges citing a violation of his plea agreement. A judge ultimately ended the contempt sentence, concluding that further imprisonment wouldn't reveal the gold's whereabouts, and Thompson began serving a two-year sentence for missing a 2012 court date.
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