$200,000 or more in gold and silver coins in the Cherokee National Forest

jeff of pa

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GREENEVILLE —IRS Agent Jack Bumgardner of the agency’s criminal investigations unit dug up an estimated $200,000 or more in gold and silver coins in four PVC pipes containing 128 ounces of gold and another 543 ounces of silver in the Cherokee National Forest as part of an ongoing probe into the tax evasion scheme of Greeneville nurse anesthetist Edward K. Eastwood.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/oct/12/200k-gold-silver-coins-linked-tax-evader/
 

truckinbutch

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DAYMMMM ! There really are buried treasures in those national forests . And the Grubberment really is after them . :laughing7:
 

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Based on this quoted text from the article "Elina Eastwood, who had backed her husband until the eve of sentencing, when she finally disclosed one site where the pair had buried gold and silver currency." Bet there are other caches that they have hidden.
 

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