Fugitive treasure hunter to plead guilty to contempt charge

In this November file 1989 photo, Tommy Thompson holds a $50 pioneer gold piece retrieved earlier in 1989 from the wreck of the gold ship Central America. Thompson, a deep-sea treasure hunter who spent years as a fugitive, returned to Ohio to face the investors he's accused of bilking out of millions of dollars in gold.

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