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AOL Digs Up Yard for Spam Gold

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the online-treasure-map dept.

Registered Coward v2 writes "AOL is planning to dig in a MA couple's yard looking for buried gold and platinum owned by a spammer they successfully sued for spamming AOL. AOL said Tuesday it intends to search for gold and platinum bars the company suspects are hidden near the home of Davis Wolfgang Hawke's parents on two acres in Medfield, Massachusetts. The family said it will fight in court to oppose AOL's plans."

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  1. Re:Wait... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Informative
    From TFA:
    AOL won a $12.8 million judgment last year in U.S. District Court in Virginia against Hawke but has been unable to contact Hawke to collect any of the money he was ordered to pay.
    ...
    Greenbaum said she has not talked with her son in more than a year and complained about the embarrassment and humiliation he brought to the family.
    "We don't know where is he," she said. "We certainly wouldn't allow him to put any gold on our property."
    In other words, he can't be found, and this is a civil, not criminal matter, so even if he were found in another country, extradition doesn't apply.
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