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FBI records deepen mystery of dig for Civil War-era gold

HOLD FOR STORY BY MICHAEL RUBINKAM MOVING AT 8AM SATURDAY - Treasure hunter Dennis Parada, owner of Finders Keepers, talks about the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold in an interview at his office in Clearfield, Penn., Jan. 6, 2023. Parada is pressing the FBI to release more documents related to the dig, which he suspects found gold but which the FBI insists came up empty. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam) HOLD FOR STORY BY MICHAEL RUBINKAM MOVING AT 8AM SATURDAY - This 2018 photo released by Federal Bureau of Investigation shows the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold at a remote site in Dents Run, Penn., after sophisticated testing suggested tons of gold might be buried there. The government says the dig came up empty, but a treasure hunter believes otherwise. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP) Treasure hunter Dennis Parada, owner of Finders Keepers, talks about the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold in an interview at his office in Clearfield, Penn., Jan. 6, 2023. Parada is pressing the FBI to release more documents related to the dig, which he suspects found gold but which the FBI insists came up empty. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam) This 2018 photo released by Federal Bureau of Investigation shows the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold at a remote site in Dents Run, Penn., after sophisticated testing suggested tons of gold might be buried there. The government says the dig came up empty, but a treasure hunter believes otherwise. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP) This 2018 photo released by Federal Bureau of Investigation shows the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold at a remote site in Dents Run, Penn., after sophisticated testing suggested tons of gold might be buried there. The government says the dig came up empty, but a treasure hunter believes otherwise. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP) Treasure hunter Dennis Parada, owner of Finders Keepers, talks about the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold in an interview at his office in Clearfield, Penn., Jan. 6, 2023. Parada is pressing the FBI to release more documents related to the dig, which he suspects found gold but which the FBI insists came up empty. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam) This 2018 photo released by Federal Bureau of Investigation shows the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold at a remote site in Dents Run, Penn., after sophisticated testing suggested tons of gold might be buried there. The government says the dig came up empty, but a treasure hunter believes otherwise. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP) Treasure hunter Dennis Parada, owner of Finders Keepers, talks about the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold in an interview at his office in Clearfield, Penn., Jan. 6, 2023. Parada is pressing the FBI to release more documents related to the dig, which he suspects found gold but which the FBI insists came up empty. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam) This 2018 photo released by Federal Bureau of Investigation shows the FBI's 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold at a remote site in Dents Run, Penn., after sophisticated testing suggested tons of gold might be buried there. The government says the dig came up empty, but a treasure hunter believes otherwise. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP) An FBI photo portraying the site of its 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold is seen on Dennis Parada's laptop in Clearfield, Pa., Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Parada is pressing the FBI to release more documents related to the dig, which he suspects found gold but which the FBI insists came up empty. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)
FBI records deepen mystery of dig for Civil War-era gold