Adding, I did a quick Google search, from the article above.
FBI spokeswoman Nora Scheland
Interesting, tim
FBI spokeswoman Nora Scheland
Interesting, tim
He knows better, however with all the free pot shots being thrown around, he will likely pop in here soon enough and end up getting punished.
Couple of things: Yes, I noticed that dissenting views *seemed* to be getting allowed on this latest thread on the subject. And sure, I would love to add my thoughts on some of what's being said. But ... no .... I have resisted all-but a token sentence or two. I think the facts are speaking loudly for themselves already.
I bet Tom has "the shakes" by now LOLOLOLOL!!!!!
FinderKeeper , did you ever submit any FOIA requests on the subject, I am sure you have, but wondering if you got anywhere with that...best of luck on this endevour! Keep us posted!
Exactly.
That's the elephant in the room. Who cares about the "found" vs. "located".
Or shooting holes in the legend.
There is a huge mystery here as to why the FBI responded to FK in such a show of force.
That doesn't happen very often, I'm sure. They were provided something other than an interesting story.
I'm appreciative that info is being given and there are some pics of the dig.
FK is not required to share info here, in fact he is probably taking some liability in doing so.
I think people should keep that in mind and try to be civil.
I Don't Care who you are !
That's Funny ! Sorry Tom
Seriously ! Only Member with "Special Status" is FK, because it's his thread.
he doesn't Break rules though so it's a non issue.
& Yes IF I See what I Consider an attack on his word, You can be assured I will delete it !
So far u have shown no proof of treasure ...i hope you do have REAL legal photos of on site gold bars being removed and your lawyer finds grounds for a suit ... those gold bars if they exist are still us government property ( like the ones in fort knox) ...this case might drag on for many years good luck (but i think this is plain waste of tax payers money )
At this point, how could anyone question something BIG did not go down? Or you think FK hired actors?
The FBI was there to investigate a possible treasure and the involvement of DCNR's possible meddling.
We know there were artifacts, readings for gold & Silver and a skeleton.
What would cause the FBI to mislead FK, then take whatever they found? And then Hush Hush...?
Only a fortune would be my first conclusion.
Maybe the skeleton is someone famous?
A meteorite?
Any other ideas?
Your Bud Aurum
I do disagree with this part to an extent. While I do not want the government chasing treasure legends, if the FBI received a credible lead on missing United States gold and spent $500,000 (the random number being guesstimated) for $400 million (another guesstimate) in bullion to add to its coffers, then I would say that is a great ROI.
That said, we have not seen that figure A has led to figure B.
I just don't see this potential cache OF THEIR OWN MONEY worth being so secretive about. "Thanks to leads, we found our missing money" is simple enough. FK has absolutely no stake to this claim other than getting credit for finding it, if found. Occam's Razor suggests that there really was nothing there because there is no point in hiding that they found it. It's not even a huge dollar amount when talking in government terms.
Assuming something was found, there is a certain burden of proof required to determine ownership. That's true no matter who's involved.
A court of law determines this. Not even the government is exempt from this process.
Ok, I can't resist. I must input. And will do it *respectfully* :
There seems to be a lot of weight-of-evidence granted to the reality of a treasure , by virtue of all the LEO attention. Which would go along with the notion of: "Where there's smoke, there's fire". Right ? Ie.: The govt. would not be wasting all this time and money, if there wasn't something of great interest there. Right ?
To that I would say 2 things:
a) Do a google word search on "examples of govt. wasted money". And see all the humorous examples. And then ... you tell me: Does the govt. ever waste time and money ? I think you will see: Yes they do.
b) Don't forget: FK spent years "rattling chains" . Since 2012, to be exact. According the time-lines he's posted. Eg.: Alerting govt. people all over that "there's a treasure here". And alerting the media. And hiring lawyers, etc... So you tell me: What is the source of the "fire" ? I can ... likewise ...., if you give me enough years, get govt. people to go to any random spot in the USA too. This was illustrated in posts # 208 & 209.
THIS ISN'T TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT A TREASURE !! All I'm trying to say is: Don't think media and LEO "smoke" does ...... of necessity ... mean : "something has to be there". There are other possible explanations.
Ok, I can't resist. I must input. And will do it *respectfully* :
THIS ISN'T TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT A TREASURE !![/B] [/SIZE] All I'm trying to say is: Don't think media and LEO "smoke" does ...... of necessity ... mean : "something has to be there". There are other possible explanations.
... A little smoke?....