Image: Dennis Parada, right, and son Kem Parada stand at the site of the FBI’s dig for Civil War-era gold in Sept, 2018, in Dents Run, Pennsylvania. The FBI says it found nothing, but the Paradas don’t believe it. ©AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam, File
By John Johnson
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Treasure hunters who say the FBI secretly hauled away Civil War gold from a Pennsylvania hillside have scored a modest but symbolic payoff.
The Justice Department has agreed to give Dennis Parada and his son $26,000 to cover legal costs, ending their Freedom of Information Act lawsuit over the bureau’s 2018 dig at Dents Run in Elk County.
In return, their company, Finders Keepers, will stop seeking additional FBI records tied to the excavation, reports WJAC. The bureau has insisted it found nothing at the site.
The settlement ends one aspect of a long-running dispute.
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