A salvage firm found evidence in an Alpine lake of a Nazi operation to counterfeit U.S. dollars and British pounds, CBS News said Monday. The U.S. television news network said its “60 Minutes II” show on Tuesday night would focus on the evidence, found at the bottom of Lake Toplitz in the Austrian Alps. The search crew did not find any rumored Nazi treasure.
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