THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Fugitive treasure hunter Thomas G. “Tommy” Thompson and his girlfriend will be returned to Columbus to face federal charges after their arrests in southern Florida on Tuesday.

The one-time golden boy among the shipwreck crowd is scheduled for a hearing in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach today on a criminal contempt charge stemming from a civil lawsuit in Columbus.

Thompson, 62, and his assistant and girlfriend, Alison Antekeier, 45, had been on the lam for more than two years. MORE…

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