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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Owen Scott

Father and son charged with illegal gold mining in California: ‘This is not 1849’

A father and son have been charged with illegal gold mining in California. This image shows one of the two operating heavy machinery - (Sierra County Sheriff's Office)

A father and son have been sentenced to county jail for illegal gold mining in California, with the district attorney declaring: “This is not 1849.”

​Gregory Arnoldi Jr., from Nevada City, and his father, Gregory Arnoldi Sr., from Browns Valley, constructed an illegal dirt road along Keystone Creek near Loganville in Sierra County, prosecutors say.

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