Florida Couple Faces Trial for Selling Looted Shipwreck Gold
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An elderly Florida couple, Eleonor and Philip Courter, face trial in France for allegedly selling gold bars looted from the wreck of the 1746 French ship, Prince de Conty. French prosecutors, working with US authorities, linked the Courters to the sale of the gold, initially discovered through a US auction site and an Antiques Roadshow appearance. The Courters claim they were unaware of the illegality of the sale, having received the gold from a French couple related to the diver who recovered it. A trial is expected in Fall 2026.
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