▁The ▁May ▁ 9 ▁Public ▁Television ▁tele th on ▁and ▁other ▁fund ra ising ▁efforts ▁yield ed ▁US $ 5 4 ▁million ▁in ▁don ations ▁( including ▁ ▁in ▁gold ) ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁military ▁surrender ed ▁five ▁weeks ▁later . ▁Most ▁don ations ▁never ▁served ▁their ▁intended ▁purpose , ▁however : ▁the ▁c ash ▁and ▁gold ▁were ▁mostly ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁to ▁offset ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁war ; ▁food ▁and ▁cl othing ▁don ations ▁were ▁imp eded ▁from ▁reaching ▁the ▁troops ▁by ▁the ▁fighting ; ▁and ▁a ▁s izable ▁percentage ▁would ▁remain ▁un account ed ▁for . ▁The ▁only ▁don or ▁who ▁successfully ▁su ed ▁to ▁recover ▁his ▁don ation ▁( v int ner ▁Ren ato ▁Vas ch etti ) ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁three ▁kil os ▁of ▁gold ▁returned ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁had ▁been ▁stamp ed ▁by ▁a ▁Swiss ▁bank . ▁ ▁Vid ela , ▁conv icted ▁of ▁hom ic ides , ▁kid n apping , ▁tort ure , ▁and ▁other ▁cr imes , ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison , ▁was ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁President ▁Men em ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Men em ' s ▁p ardon ▁was ▁ruled ▁un const itution al ▁on ▁President ▁N ést or ▁Kirch ner ' s ▁initi ative ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Vid ela ▁returned ▁to ▁prison ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁Ra úl ▁Alf