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Charleston developer John H. Wellford III, 73, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, May 1, 2024, to falsifying bankruptcy records. According to U.S. Attorney Will Thompson, Wellford intentionally failed to disclose almost a million dollars that he transferred away from Corotoman Inc.
Charleston developer John H. Wellford III, 73, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, May 1, 2024, to falsifying bankruptcy records. According to U.S. Attorney Will Thompson, Wellford intentionally failed to disclose almost a million dollars that he transferred away from Corotoman Inc.
After seven years in prison, it appears Thompson will never reveal the location of his loot. Federal authorities are beginning to accept this.
National Geographic and BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit are teaming up to make Lost Gold (w/t.), a three-part limited series that traces the rise and fall of maverick scientist and explorer Tommy Thompson — from his discovery of the wreck of the S.S. Central America to the turmoil that led to his prison sentence.
Tommy Thompson, the scientist and explorer who discovered three tons of gold from the wreck of the S.S. Central America and later ended up in prison, is the subject of a new docuseries for Nat Geo. The network has ordered Lost Gold (w/t) from BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit.