So if you rip-off an investor you go to jail. But if an investor rips you off nothing happens
@henryvanderbeek2973
3 ай бұрын
Investors don't rip you off....Criminals do...
@gilbertahsam643
3 ай бұрын
Two wrongs don't make it right
@diceNdiceN
3 ай бұрын
@@gilbertahsam643 what does that have to do with this
@SlimSancho428
3 ай бұрын
Doesn't sound like due process to me
@michailkulischov2820
3 ай бұрын
Not for taxpayer lol
@DreidMusicalX
5 ай бұрын
The criminals put him in prison until they can steal his treasure.
@Mattlawton-ft6ew
2 ай бұрын
Yes you got it 👍
@jeremieboucher2711
Ай бұрын
Tell me about a man that knows what's really going on
@mikefrost1312
29 күн бұрын
But, they really can't do that😂 if you're being held in jail, you must have a pending trial OR, already sentenced to a set amount of time. CAN'T be held in prison without being sentenced & can't be sentenced to sit there until you give info lol. Not how it works!! Either the person got the wrong info for the video OR, this guy's being held illegally & will end up released once this info gets out & a lawyer hears about it. If I were a lawyer, I'd get him out NOW for an easy mill !
@stefanoamsterdam7655
28 күн бұрын
@@mikefrost1312bro dream on ffs 😂
@mikefrost1312
28 күн бұрын
@@stefanoamsterdam7655 its literally the law.. so, either the video is complete BS or, guys being held illegally 🤷 Can't just hold someone for information lol they need to be sentenced & have a set amount of time to serve
@mistacdawg
4 ай бұрын
He in prison but his wife, kids, and family are all wealthy now. He accomplished his goal and is in his cell happy already in his final days.
@humanoidmale7567
2 ай бұрын
I doubt the government just left his family with the profits.
@REDSOX-1
2 ай бұрын
@humanoidmale7567 right I seen his wife at Walmart using FoodStamps....😮
@charlesgodwin-cv6il
2 ай бұрын
He's not even in prison anymore lol
@joechancio5177
2 ай бұрын
Im sure he is living the good life. Lmao. He will get out on a box!
@DelonRodgers-dm5ys
Ай бұрын
His wife is getting smash 😅
@brandonmcc94
4 ай бұрын
Aka he enjoyed his time from 1988-2016 and realized "Hey I had my time, now time for my kids to enjoy their's" and prolly just let their kids take the gold and then their kids, so on and so forth.. good man. 👍
@brandonmcc94
4 ай бұрын
I'd easily spend my last 20 years of life in jail so that I could pay for 5-10+ generations (depending on spending/investing) of my family.. many wouldn't do the same. Good on yuh.
@user-ot9gi5qn6y
14 күн бұрын
@@brandonmcc94that would be a bad decision, invest it and pay who you owe and agreed to pay for helping and making it all possible, Investing would double triple the money if ur not stupid and lazy
@chriscornelius7192
9 күн бұрын
Our local sheriff's department have several "regulars" that often turn themselves in, for some unknown reason. Here's why...They three regular meals, have their own security system and have a roof over their head and it's all paid for by others. Not to mention that it's also climate controlled. Cool in the hot weather and warm during the cold weather.
@Gdb987
9 күн бұрын
@@brandonmcc94for sure. We all die anyway plus if I was at his age I’d do the same knowing my family’s good
@oneluv4us74
7 ай бұрын
18 tons of gold and he doesn't cough up 500 coins to not spend 8+ years in jail? Somethings not adding up...
@mdcochran85
7 ай бұрын
Right thats what im thinking
@leaftree49
7 ай бұрын
They want the location to take the rest of the treasure. Once again greed rules the day
@dianemiller5938
7 ай бұрын
I beat they have a agent as his celly to get information out of him
@TheERodzilla
7 ай бұрын
Those little coins will lead to the big loot you great galoot..... no offense
@TheERodzilla
7 ай бұрын
@@dianemiller5938*bet
@BillyBob-gd1of
7 ай бұрын
Word of advice my grandfather once said if you ever find gold , silver buried and you keep your mouth shut
@jenniferlloyd9574
7 ай бұрын
He had investors and a team. So, a lot of blabbermouths and people he owed money. Hard to keep it a secret.
@antoine-ramonkortzorg8755
7 ай бұрын
Pure GREED
@mariosmanansala3262
7 ай бұрын
Something in the lottery if you won the jackpot take the money and move to other countries. That no one knows who you are.
@steve0504
7 ай бұрын
@@antoine-ramonkortzorg8755. Greed? You mean the government who would tax the fuck out of you? I’d def keep my mouth SHUT and sell it off. One piece at a time….
@Watchingchap
7 ай бұрын
He needed help to salvage it though 😮
@robertmonju6235
5 ай бұрын
Mel Fischer, discovered the Senora de Atoche gold ship after 16 years of searching and lost a son and daughter-in-law. Then, fought the State of Florida and the Federal Government over the treasure and won.
@Spongeheadxxx
5 күн бұрын
Yes he spent his life looking for treasures and when he found it he spent the rest of his life in court fighting over it because of greed and our government is pure evil! I wonder if he would give it all up to have his son back???
@darrinfry2251
3 күн бұрын
And the other half is double.What he found is still out there
@reportthejuice
3 ай бұрын
Uncle Sam will always want more
@williammielenz3752
5 ай бұрын
If you ever find anything like this, never tell a soul.
@xRealUzz
Ай бұрын
yes and go buy yourself a submarine to do the job then ? you know how much a submarine cost -.-' ?
@williammielenz3752
Ай бұрын
@@xRealUzz submarines aren't necessary when searching for treasure on dry land.
@xRealUzz
Ай бұрын
@@williammielenz3752 did you even watch the video ?
@williammielenz3752
Ай бұрын
@@xRealUzz yes My use of "like this" was meant as any found treasure anywhere.
@shelleytaylor8546
Ай бұрын
And that's the moral of this f Ed up story. Sooo wrong!
@samuelvillafana1444
6 ай бұрын
The government is like a spoiled child that throws a fit when their sibling gets something and they dont.
@JJ-ki2js
6 ай бұрын
It has nothing to do with the government idiot. It was a legal biding contract that he failed to keep his end of the bargain. He was sued, lost, and owed the fair share. He decided to run like a clown so he was locked up for it. Do your research 🤡
@drowavy6340
6 ай бұрын
@@JJ-ki2js no idiot if this was just about his investors he would have given up the 500 coins so he didnt rot in prison the irs wants their big cut of how much hes made off of the coins and he wont disclose how much he has made thats why he s still locked up because he wont pay the government. IDIOT.
@rickydoesstuff
5 ай бұрын
@@JJ-ki2jsno he got locked up because he wouldn’t tell how much gold he got to the irs so they couldnt take their cut. Do your research🤡
@bianca8480
5 ай бұрын
@@JJ-ki2jsbro you have a USA flag in your pfp shut up 😂
@juanbenitezj4184
5 ай бұрын
Regardless of what @JJ ^^ says, you sir are correct about the govt. 🤣
@puiaturuburu906
4 ай бұрын
He did what he should. He found it so it belongs to him. Good men
@rm-gh1co
27 күн бұрын
No. It belonged to the descendants of the people who owned the gold That died in the shipwreck.
@jamesjames9193
20 күн бұрын
@@rm-gh1co - Not so, the ship and its load would have been insured, so the owners of the gold would have been compensated.
@apollo6094
5 ай бұрын
Genius he didn’t let the government fool him hahah screwed them hard and lived his life a living legend!
@KysYujiPls
5 ай бұрын
Fr
@jamesjames9193
20 күн бұрын
"Genius"? "No, he failed to evade them throughout his entire life. He should have emigrated and then moved to several other countries, each time using a different name, in order to ensure that nobody ever found him.
@jacksondoss9256
6 ай бұрын
Only in the US do you go to jail for finding something before the government does!
@coffeelink943
5 ай бұрын
Who says it’s only US? if any other nations found out if there was a under water treasure that’s worth millions they will also come after it and claim it as their government property. Stop acting like U.S is the only country that would do it
@MademoiselleGzh
5 ай бұрын
In France uncle would me missing real quick. Or jailed for whatever pretext that suits them 😂
@Z_BoyPanduh
5 ай бұрын
It happens all over the world. Why would governments want that to be public information
@OG_CK2018
5 ай бұрын
IT IS NOT EVEN THE GOVERMENT'S FAULT
@KysYujiPls
5 ай бұрын
Fr
@FranciscoRodriguez-be6ik
7 ай бұрын
If I was him, I'd take that knowledge to the grave.
@slicvm
5 ай бұрын
And stay in jail 💀
@Pogogamer6969
5 ай бұрын
I would keep my mouth shut and not tell anyone except my own son so he won't have to work ever again
@mja5400
4 ай бұрын
Hats why u both are idiots
@HappyHermitt
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@Blahblaa66
2 ай бұрын
Isn't that what he's doing?
@rubentammy.esquivel5656
4 ай бұрын
HE forgot to pay the big guy
@Mary-gs8vj
4 ай бұрын
Good for you Sir, I wouldn't tell them either.Its not like they went looking for it. Finder's keepers😊
@tech5298
7 ай бұрын
“ SHIP OF GOLD IN A DEEP BLUE SEA” that’s the name of the book if anybody wants to read the whole story. It’s incredible how he found and recovered the shipwreck.
@StevenHanover
5 ай бұрын
Is more still down there?
@danpang5404
5 ай бұрын
@@StevenHanover did you watch the video? it literally says 18 tons still down there. wow some people are slow.
@amazon1
5 ай бұрын
@@danpang5404chill bro
@Siouxperman
4 ай бұрын
Yes, I was going to say what a great book. As Navy veteran I found the oceans quite fascinating and scary at the same time. Oftentimes I wondered about how much treasure is buried below the waters. Instead of exploring space, we need to focus on ocean explorations. There’s very little we really know about our waters, truly.
@amazonseller-yf8vv
Ай бұрын
Are the 18 tons just hard to recover or the current location is unknown cause Tommy won't tell?
@SteveFrench_420
7 ай бұрын
He's not in jail for ripping off his partners. He's locked up because the IRS demand he disclose how much gold was found so they can get their cut but he won't talk. That's why it's said he'll stay locked up until he talks. Otherwise, if it were a fraud case he'd be out by now, after 8 yrs..
@Tyler-8898
6 ай бұрын
They left out how the government is holding him ransom until he coughs up the money. They can't legally hold you indefinitely for what he was charged with, but they're doing it anyways.
@dekonfrost7
6 ай бұрын
Exactly
@johnmelissalawrence6649
6 ай бұрын
Speedy trial
@seancrrcurry3789
6 ай бұрын
I don't think it helped he "disappeared' that to me doesn't look good
@ContoriDelPalma
6 ай бұрын
How is that possible? So if he never talks he will get life in prison????
@sudilos1172
4 ай бұрын
They want 500 coins. They know where the treasure is. He like “ok go get it.”.
@ARAnders-qt2jn
4 ай бұрын
He deserves to pay what the investors and he shreed on plus expenses. He had plenty to go round and can get more.
@mehnameehjeff6325
6 ай бұрын
I own a bit of gold that came from that wreck, it’s one of my most valued part of my collection of America’s monetary memorabilia.
@lo7892
4 ай бұрын
What's your address???
@timeismoneyentrepreneur
4 ай бұрын
Sell it make money and jdp something responsible with it before you get old and the government takes it not unless you got kids to leave it with
@Arsenal.1984
4 ай бұрын
Use it to get Thompson out and maybe he will show you where the rest is !!!
@ultra5288
4 ай бұрын
@@lo7892 lmao
@lorraine5083
3 ай бұрын
Don’t tell anyone!!!!!!!
@padstowphantom
7 ай бұрын
The investor's share? Oh that's still deep under water!😂
@DarkslayerNinja
Ай бұрын
Pretty much the investor didn’t do so much(lazy).
@ronyagpd
Ай бұрын
That's plain selfish: he couldn't have found it without the funding otherwise he wouldn't have sought their investment. What happened to integrity?!
@jody-hb1ti
3 ай бұрын
This man is the best why does anyone think you lost it he found it you don't deserve any of it and your not getting it so the greatest
@bazzleb684
6 ай бұрын
That is disgusting what crime has he committed to be doing a long stretch in jail
@D33Lux
5 ай бұрын
Not complying to government extortion.
@cortezconquistador
4 ай бұрын
There were investors involved ppl that paid him to do this and they would collect a portion of it so he owes it to them.
@idontno0
4 ай бұрын
Half the narration is bs. They don't hold you in prison until you give information. You get a sentence and you can cooperate to get time off. Google the guy to learn the truth.
@VACHONSPARTA
2 ай бұрын
@@cortezconquistador that honestly sounds like pimping and prostitution. You want the fucking gold come dive with me or get bent, can't just buy me a raft and expect shit back. You think I'll let you multiply your money tenfold for helping me get the dirty work done all the way from your office? LOL
@2dronetek2
Ай бұрын
It's a CIVIL matter and you cannot be jailed in CIVIL judgements, regardless of the amount. You can get your wages garnished. You can get assets seized. But unless he's been criminally charged with a crime AND convicted, he won't be held for 8+ years.
@gereinhart4155
7 ай бұрын
Way to protect your families legacy. Their is always that 1 person that makes the sacrifice for everyone. And don’t beat yourself up over it because the gold was already stolen. God Bless
@jaytee2716
6 ай бұрын
It wasn’t stolen it was mined. And the gold has United States stamps on pieces. They were already processed and stamped and everything. Most of them anyways. That’s why they knew where it came from. The gold technically is lost government property. That belongs to the United States. Which is why they want it back.
@antoniohoward981
6 ай бұрын
@@jaytee2716 I hope the government don’t hold there breath. Waiting. Greedy animals
@whatuangus6539
5 ай бұрын
@@jaytee2716it's people like you that give them power
@aparnarai3708
4 ай бұрын
@@jaytee2716then they could have looked for it themselves They don't get to hog on other people's findings "You find it you keep it"
@Brad-pc3bi
2 ай бұрын
@@aparnarai3708just like the Jew, they don't want to do the hard work themselves, they want others to do it for them
@michaelslifecycle
5 ай бұрын
One thing I was taught a while ago is to always pay what you owe
@Brad-pc3bi
2 ай бұрын
Unless who you owe are jews who titl the rules in their favor
@ALFarrell-kv6ok
5 ай бұрын
One of the greatest tales on what gold can do to men is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B Travens. Fantastic book. And a pretty good movie with the great Humphrey Bogart. Read it, see it.
@littlemoo52
6 ай бұрын
This dude has led quite a life. Chase your dreams folks.
@mleonzoful
6 ай бұрын
If anything they should pay him for finding and retrieving the gold
@cortezconquistador
4 ай бұрын
No cause they already paid him to find Gold and give them a portion.
@destinyvasquez6849
3 ай бұрын
Ur not paying attention
@Joutube_is_trash
11 күн бұрын
Absolute legend for leaving the rest of the treasure for someone else to find.
@FanDan-ng1cn
2 күн бұрын
Hi! I'm excited to be here in your channel and I'm interested in learning more about investing and saving up for my retirement but am a little confused about the whole process. Any advice or tips to get me started up would be greatly appreciated.
@kathrynkathryn2571
2 күн бұрын
Gold and copper remains the best investment to venture in, especially as a beginner, it's not always affected by the downturn of the market
@jasonstorm2118
2 күн бұрын
I won't recommend gold and coop although it's a good investment. I'll suggest digital assets as it's the best future investment. It's advisable to seek financial assistance based on your available capital and area of interest or preference.
@anchalianurak9053
2 күн бұрын
The number one skillset that an investor need to have is extreme patience and invest with a professional broker to guide you!
@johnmilestone6211
2 күн бұрын
Buy low and sell high, also ensure you invest with a professional who has a unique skill in manipulating the market for profit gain. GOODLUCK!!!
@andropovandromeda3322
2 күн бұрын
I have one question, everytime I buy low and sell high I should be making more money right? But my wallet becomes less and less, why is this?
@Rick-vc4xn
7 ай бұрын
If you find it decades later than it belongs to you, I don’t blame him. That is his gold If it wasn’t for him, they were not found it, so it belongs to him. Like always the government wants a piece of the pie.
@mrvang8077
4 ай бұрын
They want a piece of the pie because they're corrupt.
@rm-gh1co
27 күн бұрын
I'm sure there were records of the people that were on board that owned the gold and died. It belongs to their descendants.
@joe563p.6
7 ай бұрын
That dude is never talking and I guarantee you government knows a lot more about it then what they are saying
@konosubashi7976
4 ай бұрын
Wealth, Fame, Power. The man who had acquired everything in this world, the Pirate King, Gold Roger.
@RandalHelling
21 күн бұрын
Let him Go . Booo Whooo for You!!! Finders keepers Buddy.
@Shaun-eq3cx
7 ай бұрын
People don’t realize how much gold is sitting at the bottom of the Sea
@shrekzooka1
6 ай бұрын
So hard to get it
@Shaun-eq3cx
6 ай бұрын
@@shrekzooka1 I know, if it was easy, everyone will be getting it
@shrekzooka1
6 ай бұрын
@@Shaun-eq3cx True on god for real no cap skibidi gyatt
@dealerhealer3673
6 ай бұрын
200?
@user-gl8cl3zv1l
5 ай бұрын
100's of trillions tons possibly
@drfeelgood1991
7 ай бұрын
The Govt really know how to steal your money, not not money, happiness... 😂😂
@danor6812
7 ай бұрын
It's not the government. It's the investors who funded his 7 year long search for the treasure. They were to receive 20% of what he finds. He never paid them one cent.
@odinskolnationragnar9528
7 ай бұрын
@danor6812 this makes sense
@williamdixon8961
7 ай бұрын
Yeet, yeet.😁
@stephenwest6738
7 ай бұрын
Boy you didn't follow a single word of that, did you?
@chipcook6646
6 ай бұрын
Except if your name is Biden
@ronirios3377
5 ай бұрын
Let that man out!! All this gold fever 😢 in the ones that are jealous of him. He did the hard work! I pray right now for him, Lord...
@am_theman
25 күн бұрын
I like his creativity, a treasure hunter leaving a treasure hunt
@chuckjohnson4048
7 ай бұрын
Ship of Gold is the book about the discovery. The investors all signed a non-disclosure agreement, the violation of which I believe nearly every one of the investors did. Tommy has now been released. Great story.
@candrakane4642
6 ай бұрын
When did he get freed??🤔
@StevenHanover
5 ай бұрын
He got released !?!?!
@chuckjohnson4048
5 ай бұрын
@@candrakane4642 zi had seen s YT report on his incarceration and possible release date over a year ago. Having just now reading a Columbus Ohio(?) newspaper account it now appears Thompson is still incarcerated for his refusal to tell the location of some 500 gold coins. I assumed wrongly that he had been released, shades of J6 judicial weaponization.
@shanehunt7700
7 ай бұрын
Greed is a curse
@sinep6060
7 ай бұрын
why did he flee to the country that is looking for him
@shanehunt7700
7 ай бұрын
Greed
@rewtdawg9852
7 ай бұрын
The government wants to confiscate all of the remaining gold. It's tantamount to extortion.
@steve0504
7 ай бұрын
@@shanehunt7700 NO. He RIGHTFULLY should keep his mouth shut to avoid taxes. The GREEDY ones are the scum in the government.
@user-hx2vj5zo2d
7 ай бұрын
Its the government that wants the 18 tons...so they lock him up...all this is a lie about not paying back...the GOV want the location so they abuse they power...thats where the greed lies
@SnoopEastwood
5 ай бұрын
The gooberment trying to fetch their "cut" of the loot! Never tell or trust them with anything!
@debrajohnson8516
4 ай бұрын
Wish I was related or was trusted by this man so I could get my butt out of debt and live a little bit more comfortably.😊❤❤😂
@mikeoconnor5059
7 ай бұрын
18 tons x 16329 x 2000= 587,000,000$. Half a billion. No wonder the IRS put him in jail
@Farlight84xxx
6 ай бұрын
😢
@mrcooki3monster928
6 ай бұрын
Yet they will give away 16 billion dollars of tax dollars lol instead of us tax payers lol. But that’s still a low payment to Israel!
@samuraiboi2735
6 ай бұрын
Short story i had my father who experienced this as well he used to keep two tocks emerald and topaz until he sold his property and sadly forgot to take the rocks so the owner took them and probably sold them at the pawn shop kinda the reason why you better keep your shit secret dont let anyone know about it.
@Shocker8MTA
6 ай бұрын
I don’t know what you calculated there but is wrong 18 tons= 18 000 000g x 2000(g) =36 000 000 000 $ There is no way 18 tons of gold valued only half billion😂😂😂😂😂😂
@samburke8595
6 ай бұрын
@@Shocker8MTA LOL! Well, More like 1.13 billion but still a lot of money. I think you are confusing a gram for an ounce.
@user-hv9xz1zu4t
7 ай бұрын
He shouldn't be illegally jailed
@mrvang8077
7 ай бұрын
That's what happens when they want a piece of that treasure and he refuse so they put him in jail.
@johnnyd4200
6 ай бұрын
@@mrvang8077thats was happens when u don’t pay ur crew or investors back
@StevenHanover
5 ай бұрын
Can we write him letters in hopes he will give clues
@shadowfight2player807
5 ай бұрын
@@StevenHanovergreedy man
@shadowfight2player807
5 ай бұрын
@mrvang8077 because he didn't want to pay what he owed so they sued him
@DeDon001
24 күн бұрын
Should ve just given them their fair share, he will still be stupendously rich & comfortable. Now he is in a lockdown at old age.
@rm-gh1co
27 күн бұрын
When I was a child my mother told me about one of her great uncles that was coming back from avastating a great treasure of gold. He had left San Francisco about that time. He was on a ship that sunk and he died. I wonder if there is a list of people that were on that ship. Maybe the descendants should be getting what they should have inherited?
@kevinmitchell8650
7 ай бұрын
Gold fever wins again.
@charleskramarczyk7576
7 ай бұрын
NEVER tell anyone what you find.
@robertjohnson7342
7 ай бұрын
Looks Like A Very Good Time To?!?!??? 😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@giancarlovillegas
6 ай бұрын
He didn’t .. he ain’t have the money to get it from the ocean so he got ppl to help the ppl who helped did dummy
@MrH4N0
16 күн бұрын
Sounds like the beginning of a real life 'Count of Monte Cristo' movie 😂
@Dallco83
5 ай бұрын
There's no treasure left to find. He didn't leave it there for others to take. He rook it all and either stashed it. Or sold it
@BiffTannon1983
7 ай бұрын
500 gold coins in NOTHING, when you have tonnage!
@abdulsijad2419
6 ай бұрын
greed is everyrhing....u talking about 500 coins people wont part with 1 coom when greed.has overcome them
@jessfondoe2675
6 ай бұрын
the govt just want to know the location..
@BiffTannon1983
6 ай бұрын
@@abdulsijad2419 that's a fact. 💯
@yihuda7459
6 ай бұрын
No he supposed to pay tax but, refused & lied about how much he sold and, how much gold he recovered
@taravicious9637
6 ай бұрын
They didnt want 500 coins the gov. Actually put him in jail for not sharing the location of the ship alot of ppl believe it had some kind of secret technology or something like that which is why the gov put him in jail and alot if ppl think he found something that would change the world and that it was to dangerous for the gov to get there hands on😊😊
@user-hg4db5rb9w
3 ай бұрын
He would've been suicided if that were the case not thrown in jail so he becomes jaded and opens his mouth
@regvick9360
3 ай бұрын
Ya more like he's leaving 18 tons of gold to his family rather than informing the govt where the 18tons of remaining gold is located so thar the govt can then confiscate it he's much wiser than you give him credit for I admire his conviction and moral standards and insight they'll not get the info out of him ever if he's 71 now and you can bet in those years hiding he's setup his family's or someone's future that surely will stay hidden from the corrupt govt. 😂😂😂good onya buddy 😅
@genevastrayhorn9640
4 ай бұрын
All because of his greed,he should have paid his investors. That's where he needs to be.
@OuterHavenMedia
5 күн бұрын
Today, the govt simply delays the $2 Billion Powerball drawing and then anounces a sole winner in California.
@j.dunlop8295
7 ай бұрын
2020 When asked if he'd help in any way, he said, "No!" "Your honor, I don’t know if we’ve gone over this road before or not, but I don’t know the whereabouts of the gold,” Thompson responded. “I feel like I don’t have the keys to my freedom.”
@leonhilburn3099
6 ай бұрын
People in these comments have no idea how much money it takes to go that deep in small submarines to pick up that gold. It literally cost millions of dollars just to bring up those millions. So he had investors sponsor him and pay for everything to get that treasure. But he screwed them out of money he owed them. That’s not cool at all. He wouldn’t have got that money if it wasn’t for them to begin with. So he can’t keep his mouth shut he needed to bring it up. Problem is the transactions he made selling it were documented and the investors found out. So now he owes millions to them.
@2dronetek2
Ай бұрын
It's STILL a civil matter and you can't be jailed for a civil matter.
@tombourne9930
Ай бұрын
@@2dronetek2no it's called FRAUD. IT'S ABSOLUTELY a criminal act. And a civil matter now too.
@MeticulousTechTV
28 күн бұрын
@@2dronetek2believe it becomes fraud at that point, which makes it criminal
@deedeefitz7829
17 күн бұрын
If there are still 18 tons on board , and the investors know where it is, ie long and lat, what's the problem, he got his, let em go get there own! But, even at that, all he had to cough up was a measly 500 coins, and then reniged, idk but something doesn't smell right, !!!
@gabek7010
10 күн бұрын
The math doesn’t math. Even if it was several years ago. 1 ton of gold is worth $52 million. According to what you said, he only took 3 tons. There’s still 18 tons out of a total 21 tons still down there. Today’s value of 3 tons would be $156 million. Where did the hundred million dollars go? Kind of shooting some holes in this scenario. Common sense holes to book. Please explain. One thing I don’t understand was you said he was only on the run for three years? What happened to the other 24 years between 1988 and 2015?
@mjsb7527
Ай бұрын
In case of treasures, don't trust the government really,you will losses more than you expected to gained from it.😂
@raymondbriscoe9467
7 ай бұрын
THOSE INVESTORS OF THE PAST STILL HAVE CLAIMS ON IT. THOSE WHO FIND THE LOST TREASURE WILL BE INCARCERATED. REMEMBER YA! FIND IT KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, AS LOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS. YA! FIND IT! MELT IT, SELL IT.
@peggyward
7 ай бұрын
The ship was already sunk!😂
@BiffTannon1983
7 ай бұрын
@@peggywardthat doesn't change the facts.
@BiffTannon1983
7 ай бұрын
💯 EXACTLY what I was thinking. 💯
@peggyward
7 ай бұрын
@@BiffTannon1983 😅 It was meant as a joke!
@BiffTannon1983
7 ай бұрын
@@peggyward shit... Sorry. 😆
@stevenmotta7754
7 ай бұрын
Greed will always bring your downfall.
@a_normal_player1800
Күн бұрын
They should've just bought the gold legally, not trying to force it out of him only to end up spending more time and money looking for it
@StonerJames
3 ай бұрын
I say finders keepers. He found it by no nefarious means and has every right to it. The people suing him don't deserve one red cent.
@stormhawk1625
7 ай бұрын
So 18 tones of gold are still in the boat that they should forget about the 500 coins and get the rest
@darrenlord2468
6 ай бұрын
Real Hero he knows something that he dont what the Powers within to have ! Free Him !!!!
@debbiecurtis4021
5 ай бұрын
He's like the Abbott in The Count of Monte Cristo.
@RommelMuldon
16 сағат бұрын
The thing is you found it then someone steals it from you whom you do the hard work! People always tend to be greedy when money talks!
@scadstersworld5634
6 ай бұрын
It'd be super nice to find such wealth.
@paulemery9733
7 ай бұрын
Greed is apparently stronger than common sense...
@MarkerEraser
6 ай бұрын
If you find treasure, the last thing you think about is handing it over to the government
@nothere2994
6 ай бұрын
@@MarkerEraserThe government wasn’t asking him to give up the wreck. They were telling him “Hey, you know it’s illegal to defraud your investors, right?”
@aparnarai3708
4 ай бұрын
@@nothere2994nope From what I have seen It's the IRS that's behind him The Gov. Wants to know the location where he found it so that they can keep the whole thing for themselves
@davienstrong
8 күн бұрын
I don’t see why he didn’t just pay his investors their share. He didn’t have to spend his life in prison over it.
@davidho2977
5 ай бұрын
The find included a lot of rare gold coins in mint condition after they were "restored" by NGC.
@BWowed
7 ай бұрын
It's a great guy. Telling the judge to go f himself didn't help any either
@mrdrchad6110
7 ай бұрын
He defrauded his investors. The investors risked lots of money with the premise that when the treasure was found he would have to pay back the initial money borrowed and a certain percentage of the recovered treasures value. When he found the treasure he hid the treasure from his investors and only repaid what he borrowed. He is in jail because he refuses to follow court orders and disclose the actual treasure found in order to pay his investors what he owes.
@totwallybaba
6 ай бұрын
Wall Street does it daily.
@wintersmart4336
6 ай бұрын
Pay the people that is only right and get your freedom to enjoy what you wish for or to do. It'd material just sitting there and not being used. While your life has stopped in jail. You could go back to get more with what you have. Think about it as you get old.😢😢😮😢😢😢😢
@StevenHanover
5 ай бұрын
He would if he could you idiots think he wants to sit in jail over 2% of his findings you guys that brain dead?
@blueberryjam698
4 ай бұрын
Investors are Capitalist Pigs hungry to hog in the wealth away from the people
@robbieallan6522
Ай бұрын
I don't think he should have been put in prison you can't put a price on freedom also he worked damn hard to find and retrieve all that gold nobody else managed it i say well done and terrible injustice.
@pureenergy5136
5 ай бұрын
Greed never ceases to be greedy
@eddylorenzo5033
7 ай бұрын
Finders keepers 😂
@BillyWilson-sv7eg
7 ай бұрын
Hey risked his life going down to get that
@danor6812
7 ай бұрын
And his investors risked all their money to fund his search for the gold.
@silverload3622
7 ай бұрын
So what!!it doesn’t mean you become a scumbag especially to investors that made it possible for it to happen
@zachheflin3601
7 ай бұрын
@danor6812 this is written wrong. It wasn't his investors. It was the irs, and they wanted him to pay taxes and tell the government where the wreck was as "proof" it wasn't from something illegal.
@nmstranger
7 ай бұрын
@@zachheflin3601and u just wrong. It was investors that sued him
@tech5298
7 ай бұрын
How exactly did he risk his life? And what do you mean going down for it? You do realize that he was on a ship using robots to recover all that stuff from over 7000 feet below the ocean surface. Nobody risk their lives.
@testudo2185
8 күн бұрын
If he called the government about his findings they would have cleaned him out and he wouldn’t be in jail
@sherodmcneill3682
28 күн бұрын
Soooo he's spending the rest of his life in prison for not providing information "THEY" want? Life in prison for not making somebody or the state more money. This is the America we live in.
@phillipmclain1497
7 ай бұрын
You find treasure just keep your mouth shut and only take what you need
@geraldstanley94
7 ай бұрын
That's what all of that gold I found came from✌️😎
@MrZeissOne
29 күн бұрын
Selective memory is golden.
@emaulinecox5543
2 ай бұрын
HE FOUND the coins. My point of view is that being an investor doesn’t make one a recipient of what’s found. Let him out.
@philipmwangi8491
7 ай бұрын
Stay strong old man apply your combat instincts of survival for the sake of creating an inheritance for the children.
@heldog5513
7 ай бұрын
Read the book about the finding of the ship, very interesting.
@WilliamSaar-tv1ru
7 ай бұрын
What's the name of the book I love a treasure story
@DoggPackNation
6 ай бұрын
@@WilliamSaar-tv1ruyeah, say the fuxken name. Don't just tease "read the book" what fuccen book ninja!!!???
@StevenHanover
5 ай бұрын
Gold ship deep blue sea ?
@xriizmo8502
8 күн бұрын
That reminds me of Gol. D Roger from One Piece. Soon he will give the informations to us, find the One Piece is the last Phrase...
@Nick-fn4ft
5 ай бұрын
😮 Tommy Thompson sure sounds like an adventurer's name 😮
@Michelle-kj7wv
7 ай бұрын
The love of money is the root of all evil 😈
@WilliamSaar-tv1ru
7 ай бұрын
It sure is the root of all evil
@ValentinoMustangs
6 ай бұрын
He had his fun now the state can take care of his health and rent.🎉
@sixsensefoundation
2 ай бұрын
I wanna see Scrooge McDuck swim in it.
@SLC1209
27 күн бұрын
Question…If the gold recovery was in international waters (I’m assuming that it was), is it then about your citizenship that entitles that country a share for taxes? In this case the U.S.. I think it should be all his.
@paulefstathiou1819
7 ай бұрын
I read the book ! " Ship of Gold " , good read !
@StevenHanover
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the title
@TheERodzilla
7 ай бұрын
Greed vs. Integrity.....
@lindareidy2091
4 ай бұрын
Fair play to him. I wouldn't last 8yrs behind bars, but if you have gold bars by the tons, you can build a lovely gold prison on your own private island for the rest of your days and your family for generations. I think most people would do the time.
@engineeringartist4801
5 ай бұрын
The maximum penalty in Florida for criminal contempt of court (incarceration) is one year. So if he's been locked up for 8 and counting, it's not just for not revealing locations. I'd guess IRS or various other trumped up charges, and he's waiting it out because once he's free they cannot attempt double jeopardy.
@benrosenbach6400
7 ай бұрын
Read the book about this story. Really good
@robertmonju6235
5 ай бұрын
What's the book's title?
@benrosenbach6400
5 ай бұрын
@@robertmonju6235 ship of gold in the deep blue sea.
@jokjok4483
7 ай бұрын
When someone find treasure and you want to take everything but receive nothing...😂
@isaiahthemack8892
6 күн бұрын
This is why you don’t let greed take over if someone believed in you and gave you money to do something that you couldn’t otherwise do without their money on the promise that they get a share you should pay them back
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