Tommy Thompson, a former deep-sea treasure hunter, has had his civil contempt sentence ended by a federal judge in Ohio after nearly a decade in jail for refusing to disclose the location of missing gold coins. However, he will immediately begin serving a two-year sentence for a related criminal contempt charge.
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.
Thompson has been held in contempt of court since Dec. 15, 2015, and also incurred a daily fine of $1,000. In his ruling, Marbley assessed Thompson’s total civil contempt fine at $3,335,000. Despite an investor lawsuit and a federal court order, Thompson still won’t cooperate with authorities trying to find 500 coins minted from some of the gold, according to court records. He has previously said, without providing details, that the coins — valued at about $2.5 million — were turned over to a trust in Belize.
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT CIVIL CONTEMPT TREASURE HUNTING GOLD COINS PRISON SENTENCE
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