Tommy Thompson has been in jail for six years for failing to work with authorities to locate 500 missing gold coins valued at roughly $2.5 million.
A federal judge on January 24 gave a former deep-sea treasure hunter two months to find a new attorney as he faces his sixth year in jail for refusing to reveal the location of 500 missing gold coins discovered in a shipwreck, according to the Associated Press.
In attempts to wrap the case up, Federal Judge Algenon Marbley told Thompson during a virtual hearing he had until March 21 to find a new attorney to be present for future hearings. According to the AP, Thompson told Marbley he's having trouble finding secure lines of communication to talk with potential lawyers about his case.in 1988 after discovering the shipwreck of the S.S. Central America, also known as the Ship of Gold.
According to court documents, despite a court order, Thompson refused to cooperate with authorities who are searching for the lost coins. Thompson previously said the coins were handed over to a trust in Belize but didn't provide further information, the AP reported.
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