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Two fishermen have been indicted on felony charges after officials said they cheated their way into winning a $30,000 pro fishing tournament by stuffing their catch with lead weights and fish fillets.
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Fishermen face felony charges over a cheating scandal at an Ohio tournament
A grand jury indicted the fishing team on charges of cheating, attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools. They had stood to win nearly $30,000.
2:32 PM · Oct 14, 2022
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Fishermen face felony charges over a cheating scandal at an Ohio tournament
A grand jury indicted the fishing team on charges of cheating, attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools. They had stood to win nearly $30,000.
2:32 PM · Oct 14, 2022
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/14/1129018076/fishing-tournament-cheating-felony-charges-runyan-cominsky-lake-erie-walleye
Hoping to win a pro fishing tournament with nearly $30,000 on the line, Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky illegally stacked the deck in their favor, according to officials in Ohio and now the pair have been indicted on three felony charges each.
A grand jury has indicted Runyan and Cominsky on charges of cheating, attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools, according to the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office. The charges are fifth-degree felonies, meaning they could each bring a punishment of up to 12 months in prison and $2,500 in fines.
"I take all crime very seriously, and I believe what these two individuals attempted to do was not only dishonorable but also criminal," Prosecutor Michael C. O'Malley said in a statement.
The anglers also face a misdemeanor count of unlawful ownership of wild animals a charge related to raw fish filets they allegedly had on their boat. If they're convicted of that crime, their fishing licenses could be suspended indefinitely.
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Fishermen face felony charges over a cheating scandal at an Ohio tournament (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Oct 2022
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It is a hell of a country where cheating fishermen get charged with felonies and
Chainfire
Oct 2022
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Chainfire
(17,542 posts)1. It is a hell of a country where cheating fishermen get charged with felonies and
Insurrectionist get charged with misdemeanors. Try to steal a bass boat face jail time, try to steal a country get a fine and home detention.
MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)2. I believe their fishing license should be revoked forever
They tried to game the system. Not cool!
onethatcares
(16,168 posts)3. all licenses related to wildlife harvesting
should be out of reach forever for these jerks. hunting, trapping, fishing, crabbing, any and all
doc03
(35,340 posts)4. Fishermen get indicted for cheating in a fishing tournament last month. Trump incites
a mob to trash the capitol and attempt ot kill the VP and Congress and Trump still isn't charged.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)5. Kick