Police force-feed 40 bananas to gold thief
Police in India went bananas after catching a thief who swallowed a gold chain as they were chasing him — forcing him to eat 40 of the potassium-rich fruits to get at the evidence. Gopi Ghaware, 25,...
View ArticleInvestors go for gold as stocks, oil prices tank
Man the lifeboats! It’s all investors for themselves. In the topsy-turvy world of Wall Street in 2016, it’s more about preserving wealth than taking risk, so precious metals and Uncle Sam’s debt are...
View ArticleMan snatches $1.6M in gold from back of truck
Luckiest thief ever? New video shows how a quick-footed bandit swiped a bucket from an armored truck in Midtown, which — allegedly unbeknownst to him — contained nearly $1.6 million worth of gold...
View ArticleCops ID suspect who swiped gold flakes from armored truck
Police have identified the man they say hit the jackpot after snatching a bucket of gold flakes from the back of an armored truck in Midtown Manhattan this past September. Julio Nivelo, 53, allegedly...
View ArticleGold flakes thief made a career of boosting from trucks
Cops are trying to track down the man who hit the jackpot after snatching a bucket of gold flakes from the back of an armored truck in Midtown Manhattan this past September—a case that a police...
View ArticleGold thief suspected in several other heists, cops say
The man who made off with a bucket of gold flakes from the back of an armored truck in Midtown in September is believed to be connected to seven other thefts in Manhattan from May to August of this...
View ArticleGuy with 2 pounds of gold in his butt was really easy to spot
COLOMBO – A Sri Lankan man who raised suspicion by the way he kept looking around in an airport departure lounge was found to be carrying nearly 2.2 pounds of gold stashed in his rectum, a customs...
View Article$1.8 million in gold discovered in Swiss sewage sludge
Nothing gold can stay…except in Switzerland. Around $1.8 million worth of gold was discovered in Switzerland’s wastewater system, according to a new study reported by Bloomberg. Scientists at the Swiss...
View ArticleAirport stops 29 passengers smuggling gold in their rectums
On Sunday, 29 people hiding gold in their rectums were discovered by Indian customs authorities at a southern airport in India. More than 22 pounds of the metal were found on at least 37 passengers...
View ArticleSalvation Army finds gold coins in kettle donation
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Officials say they found gold coins among the donations in a Salvation Army kettle in Florida. A Sun Sentinel report says it’s the fourth consecutive year that someone has dropped...
View ArticleMan who offered to help couple move gold bars during Irma busted for swiping...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — With Hurricane Irma approaching Florida in September, Cynthia Copley, 70, and her 69-year-husband frantically made plans to evacuate. But they needed help moving $26,000 in gold...
View ArticleOver $50M of treasure once lost at sea set to go on display
SANTA ANA, Calif. — More than $50 million worth of gold bars, coins and dust that’s been described as the greatest lost treasure in U.S. history is about to make its public debut in California after...
View ArticleThieves busted years after stealing $550K gold bar from museum
A pair of brazen burglars swiped a 17th-century solid gold bar valued at $550,000 from a museum in Florida, authorities said. Richard Steven Johnson, 41, and Jarred Alexander, 32, were nabbed Monday...
View ArticlePlane malfunction spills gold onto runway
MOSCOW — Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff — scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway. An investigation is...
View ArticleFBI descends on site said to have buried Civil War gold
A 155-year-old legend about buried federal gold appears to have caught the attention of the FBI. Dozens of FBI agents, along with Pennsylvania state officials and members of a treasure-hunting group,...
View ArticleGold ceilings and crystal walls: The unusual materials built into NYC homes
A handful of city homes now listed for sale or rent include unusual built-in elements made from gold, crystals, even marble once favored by the ancient Romans. A look at them — and more — below....
View ArticleIran arrests suspected gold-hoarding ‘Sultan of Coins’
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state TV says police have arrested a man who was hoarding two tons of gold coins in order to manipulate the market. The Wednesday report quotes Tehran police chief Gen. Hossein...
View ArticleApp turns gold into a digital currency
Chances are you’re not lugging a heavy, gold brick into a coffee shop to buy your daily cup of joe. But one financial technology company based in London is making it possible to satisfy your caffeine...
View ArticleJohn Paulson pushes to overhaul gold mining firm’s board
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is stepping up his campaign against Canadian gold-miner Detour Gold. Paulson & Co. is pushing for an overhaul of Detour’s board and plans to call for a special...
View ArticleInvestor joins John Paulson’s push for gold mining firm’s sale
A Canadian gold-miner is facing mounting pressure from New York hedge funds to put itself on the block. Hedgie John Paulson has been pushing Detour Gold to consider a sale after learning last week that...
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