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		MBCook 43 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to ... Isn’t that exactly what this article is about? A guy that was released from jail on contempt because it can’t be used indefinitely?

bobsmooth 43 days ago | [–]

After a decade in prison without being charged.

tptacek 43 days ago | | [–]

He was charged, with contempt.

bram98 43 days ago | [–]

After a decade.

MBCook 43 days ago | [–]

The standard federal limit is 18 months. An appeals court said that didn’t apply to him because he was violating a plea agreement that he voluntarily entered into.

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