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Story summary
- Tommy Thompson, a 73-year-old treasure hunter, was released on March 4 after 10 years for refusing to disclose 500 missing gold coins from SS Central America shipwreck.
- He discovered the ship in 1988, but investors accused him of swindling them out of their share.
- He claimed the coins were transferred to a Belize-based trust.
- A judge ended his contempt sentence early, saying imprisonment would yield information about the coins.
