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Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold

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    AugustusFerdinand
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    An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.

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      vord
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      I feel like this is one those situations that shouldn't really matter who ends up with the stash. God knows PA could use a better funding mechanism. Perhaps they could fix some of the...

      I feel like this is one those situations that shouldn't really matter who ends up with the stash.

      God knows PA could use a better funding mechanism. Perhaps they could fix some of the fundementals. Like roads.

      The feds don't exactly seem to be hurting for cash, especially since they can just print more indefinitely. I feel like this would have mattered much more when the US was still on the gold standard.

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      1. userexec
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        I take it as a great opportunity for an agency to have off-the-books funding to run programs that official funds couldn't be used for.

        I take it as a great opportunity for an agency to have off-the-books funding to run programs that official funds couldn't be used for.

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