“Theze two are dumber than dumb. They should have just quietly found and spirited away the loot.”
They could have done that, but not only would it be hard to hide the riches from the tax man, but in this case they’ve got a clear claim. It wasn’t lost gold, it was just hidden after a robbery.
If it was stolen from Uncle Sam, how do they have a claim? Plus nice claim of ZERO they now have doing it your way.