MEDIA: AOL to look for buried tresure!

[Chris Santerre <cs...@MerchantsOverseas.com>]

How the hell did I miss this story yesterday!

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"AOL gets court order to dig for buried bullion
Aug. 16, 2006. 01:00 AM
TED BRIDIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON-AOL is preparing to dig for buried gold and platinum on property
in Massachusetts owned by the parents of a man it sued for sending millions
of unwanted spam emails to its customers.

AOL said yesterday it intends to search for gold and platinum bars the
company believes are hidden near the home of Davis Wolfgang Hawke's parents
in Medfield, Mass. The family said it will fight in court to oppose AOL's
plans.

AOL won a $12.8 million (U.S.) judgment last year in U.S. District Court in
Virginia against Hawke but has been unable to contact him to collect any of
the money he was ordered to pay in the lawsuit.

"I don't care if they dig up the entire yard. They're just going to make
fools of themselves," said Peggy Greenbaum, Hawke's mother. 

AOL defended its efforts.

"This exercise isn't something out of ... Treasure Island," AOL spokesman
Nicholas Graham said. "This is a court-directed, judge-approved legal
process that is simply aimed at responsibly recovering hidden assets.''

To win a judge's permission for the search, AOL submitted receipts
reflecting large purchases by Hawke of gold and platinum bars, Graham said.
The company indicated it believes Hawke buried the loot on his parents'
property using a shovel.
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