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Jun 20, 2023 · The shipwreck hunter who found the "Ship of Gold" in 1988 and hid the coins from the courts for seven years will face federal judge Algenon Marbley on April 14, 2023. He has been in prison for more than seven years and has refused to reveal the location of the 500 coins, worth millions of dollars.
Rank. Captain. Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American Republican politician from Juneau County, Wisconsin. He served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. Before that, he was the 42nd governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and Republican ...
- 1966–1972 (ARNG), 1972–1976 (USAR)
- George W. Bush
Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS Central America on September 11, 1988. He is also the author of a book about the discovery, America's Lost Treasure, published in 1998, and is a main character in the best-selling 1998 non-fiction book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder.
- American
- 1988–1996
- treasure hunter
- recovery of SS Central America
Dec 9, 2021 · Tommy Thompson, a former treasure hunter, has been in jail for almost six years after refusing to reveal the location of 500 missing coins made from gold discovered in a sunken ship. This undated ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Tommy Thompson (born November 19, 1941, Elroy, Wisconsin, U.S.) is an American politician, who served as governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and as U.S. secretary of health and human services (2001–05) and who sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008. Thompson received a bachelor’s degree in political science (1963) and a law ...
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Dec 15, 2020 · 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 historic shipwreck. Tommy Thompson ...
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Dec 17, 2020 · Tommy Thompson, who found the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 1988, is held in contempt of court for refusing to reveal the location of 500 gold coins. He faces a $1.8 million fine and a possible coronavirus risk behind bars.
