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Fenn Treasure Seeker Pleads Guilty To Digging In A Yellowstone Cemetery

A 52-year-old man pled guilty to causing at least $1,000 worth of damage in Yellowstone National Park in search of the Forrest Fenn treasure.

An art dealer hid a treasure chest filled with gold and gems somewhere in the Rocky Mountains for the world to find. A map and poem were the only clues.

For a decade, thousands searched. Five reportedly looking for it. And the treasure was finally found in

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