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"But all his money went south in 1968, when a con-man persuaded him to invest in a gold mine that was a giant Ponzi scheme, and possibly this was the fuse for the explosion that followed."

Is the above a good starting point to arrive at a motive for refusing to pay taxes and landing in jail?

It raises many questions about the background and events that shaped thinking of Mr $10,000 gold!