WASHINGTON -- AOL is preparing to d...

WASHINGTON -- AOL is preparing to dig for buried gold in succession property owned by the parents of a man it su for sending millions of unwanted spam e-mails to its customers.

AOL said Tuesday it intends to search for gold and platinum bars the company believes are hidden near the fireside of Davis Wolfgang Hawke's parents onward two acres in Medfield, Mass. The family said it will fight in court to withstand AOL's plans.

AOL won a $128 million sagacity last year in U.S. District Court in Virginia against Hawke moreover has been unable to contact Hawke to muster any of the money he was ordered to pay in the lawsuit.

"I don't care if they dig up the entire yard. They're just going to make idiots of themselves," said Peggy Greenbaum, Hawke's mother. "There's absolutely no reason for them to think that Davis Hawke would be stupid enough to cover up gold on our property. My son is in extent gone."

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