: Michael-Robert.
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Treasure hunters who claim the FBI dug up and made off with $500million of Civil War gold under the cover of darkness want the agency to hand over records they say will prove whether it planned a night dig.
Father and son Dennis and Kem Parada believe they found a burial site halfway up a mountain in western Pennsylvania laden with a shipment of government gold from 1863.
They alerted the FBI in 2018, who commissioned independent testing that indicated the presence of the precious metal.
The agency claims the dig turned out to be a bust, but the Paradas believe the FBI carried on their excavation during the night, before making off with the loot - depriving them of a hefty finders' fee.
The treasure hunters sued the FBI last year in US District Court in Washington, DC, and forced the release of documents relating to the dig under a Freedom of Information Act request. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...unters-claim-FBI-dug-500M-Civil-War-gold.html
Father and son Dennis and Kem Parada believe they found a burial site halfway up a mountain in western Pennsylvania laden with a shipment of government gold from 1863.
They alerted the FBI in 2018, who commissioned independent testing that indicated the presence of the precious metal.
The agency claims the dig turned out to be a bust, but the Paradas believe the FBI carried on their excavation during the night, before making off with the loot - depriving them of a hefty finders' fee.
The treasure hunters sued the FBI last year in US District Court in Washington, DC, and forced the release of documents relating to the dig under a Freedom of Information Act request. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...unters-claim-FBI-dug-500M-Civil-War-gold.html