[HN Gopher] Man jailed 6 years for refusing to disclose location...
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       Man jailed 6 years for refusing to disclose location of gold coins
        
       Author : jc_811
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-12-10 21:47 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cbsnews.com)
        
       | rurban wrote:
       | This is odd. In the last CBS report they found out he already
       | sold the gold for 50 mill without paying his partners their
       | share, who paid him 12mill. What kind of gold do they want now?
       | There is none left.
        
       | johnthuss wrote:
       | The original story about his arrest [1] has more details about
       | the value of the gold and his evasion of police.
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       | 1. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-reveal-how-fugitive-
       | treasu...
        
       | AtlasBarfed wrote:
       | 500 gold coins? So, like 500 oz? so not even a million dollars?
       | 
       | How much does 6 years of jail cost the state?
        
       | elzbardico wrote:
       | "Contempt of court" is the tool of authoritarian judges. A
       | despicable disrespect for human right, far more dangerous than
       | whatever crime this man may have committed
        
         | nyokodo wrote:
         | > A despicable disrespect for human right
         | 
         | It sounds like the guy defrauded some investors and promised to
         | find the gold in a plea deal then reneged. I haven't exactly
         | reviewed the court documents but It doesn't come across like an
         | injustice to me. What am I missing? What do you recommend they
         | do with him?
        
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