Former agent resurfaces theory FBI stole secret cache of Civil War gold from a treasure hunter A retired FBI agent has revived interest in an alleged case of stolen Civil War-era gold hidden for over 160 years in Pennsylvania.
The treasure hunter, Dennis Parada, worked with the FBI six years ago, with the agency identifying 'a large mass of some kind at the site underground,' said Fillmore.
The treasure, worth $41 million in today's dollars, had been destined for the Philadelphia Mint in 1863, where it would help support the Union's 'enormous cost of conducting the war,' per official US Army War documents.
The gold was sent by President Abraham Lincoln to pay Union soldiers (pictured, at the Battle of Gettysburg) but first had to stop at the US Mint in Philadelphia.
Fillmore's assessment of the mystery is accurate: allegations that FBI officials absconded with any treasure they may have uncovered.
