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Treasure Hunter Waives Extradition To Ohio

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published February 12, 2015 at 11:06 AM EST
U.S. Marshals Service

The deep-sea treasure hunter from Columbus who investors say cheated them out of millions of dollars in gold has waived extradition to Ohio. 62-year-old Tommy Thompson waived a hearing today (thursday) in Palm Beach County, Florida, where he has been in custody since his arrest last month. Thompson is charged with criminal contempt and faces a long-running civil case over his recovery of gold from the wreckage of the SS Central America 27 years ago. Extradition is expected to take place within 10 days.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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