.... However, what prompted the FBI to dig? ....
Easy : Dennis going around for years prior to that, banging on govt. and media doors, claiming there's a fabulous treasure buried on Govt. land. Eg.: permissions to dig, salvage split contracts, media news stories, etc.....
For example : I could singlehandedly get the "FBI" (or an LEO agency of some sort) to come out and dig in a spot I tell them. If I swear up and down long enough, that murder victims or a treasure is buried there, then sure, eventually if you pester media enough, they'll run a story. Then the govt. to come dig to shut the story up, blah blah blah.
Smoke does not mean fire in this case. It was smoke that is entirely of Dennis' own making.
.... Surely they must have seen a Report from the Survey Company that indicated "something" might be buried? Or did they dig solely on the basis of the fuss Dennis made?....
Any quote that you find about the "...something might be buried...", comes from Dennis & gang's lips. That are supposed quotes from survey people or G-men. They are not quotes from the G-men or survey people
themselves. It's Dennis
SAYING that they said such & such.
And BTW, I'm not saying that Dennis isn't 100% sincere. And thus "not lying". He's hearing and interpreting things through his lens. He can capture quotes and musings and announce : " AHA ! A Treasure !..."
If someone is hell-bent on a conspiracy, then EVERYTHING AROUND THEM that they selectively hear, is 100% proof of the conspiracy.
.... Remember earlier that the FBI were accused on not releasing all the documents in the case? ...
I guarantee you, that if the FBI did give everything Dennis wants, and it showed no treasure, do you think that would put an end to this nonsense ??
OF COURSE NOT ! That would only be proof that the FBI white-washed & redacted the records
And we'd be off to D.R. 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, etc...
Dude, try this : Go down to any govt. offices in your city (city, county, state, federal, or military) : Walk in and demand to see various papers. Demand access to personnel records of any LEO that drove past your house last night. What do you think they will tell you ?
This phenomenon of bureaucracy does NOT mean : Conspiracy. Welcome to the govt. and common sense they have to not be at the beck & call of anyone who waltzes in demanding that everyone drop what they're doing and give you cart-blanche to their file cabinets. Who in the h*ll gave Dennis that right to walk in with a list of demands like that ?
Since when is ANY govt. agency required to bow to that ? Try that at your local LEO or military base, and see what they tell you, for ANY inquiry you might have. There has ALWAYS been proper steps to go through. And for good reason. There's not a single govt. office, of any level, in the USA, (or business, or household, or charity, etc...) that's going to allow you to come waltzing in and demanding "proofs that you didn't commit a crime".