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Fugitive treasure hunter’s assets sought as he faces hearing

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FILE - This undated drawing made available by the Library of Congress shows the U.S. Mail ship S.S. Central America, which sank after sailing into a hurricane in September 1857 in one of the worst maritime disasters in American history; 425 people were killed and thousands of pounds of gold sank with it to the bottom of the ocean. The U.S. Marshals Service captured former fugitive Tommy Thompson at a Hilton hotel in West Boca Raton on Tuesday Jan. 27, 2015. Thompson had been on the lam for two years, accused of cheating investors out of their share of $50 million in gold bars and coins he had recovered from a 19th century shipwreck. (AP Photo/Library of Congress, File) (AP)

Feds chase treasure hunter turned fugitive

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In this November 1989 photo, Tommy Thompson holds a $ 50 pioneer gold piece retrieved earlier in 1989 from the wreck of the gold ship Central America. Thompson led a group that recovered millions of dollars worth of sunken treasure only to end up involved in court cases brought by dozens of insurance companies laying claim to the treasure. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Lon Horwedel) (AP)

Feds chase treasure hunter turned fugitive

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Ohio ex-teacher sues, says she fears young kids

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Plane cleared to fly after ‘security threat’ in NM

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Attorney Judy Clark and defendant Jared Loughner stand before the judge in federal court Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. as shown in this artists' rendering. Suspected shooter Jared Loughner, who is charged with shooting U.S. Rep. Garbrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and 18 others, was in court for a status hearing to consider whether to order the suspect in the Tucscon, Ariz., shooting rampage to give handwriting samples to compare with documents seized in a search of his home. (AP Photo/Bill Robles) (AP)

Judge orders Jared Loughner mental exam

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FILE - This Jan. 8, 2011 file photo released by the Pima County Sheriff's Office shows Jared Loughner, charged with shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. (AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff's Dept. via The Arizona Republic, File) (AP)

Jared Loughner indicted on 49 charges

Amanda Lee Myers, Jacques Billeaud

Amanda Sapir picks up flags left at a memorial outside Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Tucson office on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. Volunteers dismantled a massive tribute Friday outside the Tucson hospital where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of a mass shooting were treated. The volunteers removed thousands of candles, cards, photos, stuffed animals and flowers that blanketed the 60 foot-by-100 foot lawn in front of University Medical Center, where doctors performed life-saving surgery on the Arizona congresswoman, who is now in a rehabilitation facility in Houston. The items filled up 60 boxes, which will be stored in a locked area at the hospital until a permanent memorial can be built, hospital spokeswoman Darci Slaten said. (AP Photo/ The Arizona Republic, Pat Shannahan) (AP)

Rep. Giffords speaks for first time since shooting

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** RE-TRANSMISSION OF COMBO NY124 SENT JAN. 9 TO INCLUDE NEW PHOTO OF CHRISTINA GREEN ** In this photo combo, victims killed at a political event with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 are shown. From top left, Christina Taylor Green, 9, Dorothy Morris, 76, Arizona Federal District Judge John Roll, 63, and from bottom left, Phyllis Schneck, 79, Dorwin Stoddard, 76, and Gabe Zimmerman, 30. (AP Photo) NO SALES, MAGS OUT (Anonymous)

Christina Taylor Green’s cornea donation saves eyesight of 2 kids

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In this Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly, Giffords' husband, holds the congresswoman's hand in her room at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords was shot in the head during a political event in Tucson on Saturday. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords) (AP)

Husband talks Giffords’ recovery

Amanda Lee Myers, Bob Christie

The home of Jared Loughner, at 7741 N Soledad Ave., Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 in Tucson, Az. Loughner is accused of attempting to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six other people Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 during a "Congress on your Corner" event at a mall in Tucson, Az. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle) (AP)

Loughner’s dad pursued him before shooting

Amanda Lee Myers, Justin Pritchard

Officer stopped Loughner on day of shooting

Amanda Lee Myers, Justin Pritchard

Jared Loughner’s family breaks silence

Amanda Lee Myers, Justin Pritchard

Doctors: Giffords’ brain damage hard to predict

Amanda Lee Myers, Lauran Neergaard

Ariz. diocese revokes hospital’s status after surgery

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Desert manhunt underway after border agent killing

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Arizona got execution drug from England, AG says

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Immigrant deaths in Arizona desert soaring in July

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Shakira visiting Arizona over immigration law

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Gold medals stolen from 1972 Olympian’s Ariz. home

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