The FBI denies digging up long-lost Civil War gold. Newly released records suggest a very different story.

By David Howard · Popular Mechanics · 2026

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"Fresh documents from a Justice Department lawsuit, and compelling witness accounts, revive doubts about what really happened when the FBI swooped into a site thought to hide $500 million in treasure."

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