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Treasure hunter Thompson chased after fugitive in Columbus tale
The piece recounts Tommy Thompson once hailed for locating the S S Central America treasure in 1988 then pursued by the U S Marshals for missing a court date. It traces his rise as an oceanic engineer, the 12.7 million raised, legal battles with insurers and others, a 1996 payout, later wealth, and his eccentric retreat to Florida amid threats and a public disappearance.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tommy Thompson
Florida
Norfolk
Virginia
Thompson
USS. Marshals Service
Marshals
Brad Fleming
S.S. Central America
South Carolina
Battelle Memorial Institute
Thompson’s
Dispatch Printing Company
Columbus Dispatch
Vero Beach
Vance Brinkerhoff