Two fishermen accused of stuffing fish with weights during a tournament sentenced to jail | CNN

Aww. Those weights cost them a boat & trailer, in addition to everything else. The folks at the dept of Natural Resources are going to enjoy that.

I remember seeing this last year but forgot about it. Was curious as to what they were charged with and what their sentence was and found this*:

"43-year-old Jacob Runyan and 36-year-old Chase Cominsky were both ordered to spend 10 days in jail for the September 2022 incident. Upon their release, Runyan and Cominsky will be placed on probation for one and a half years with their fishing licenses suspended for a maximum term of three years.

The judge also imposed a $2,500 fine, but cut that amount in half provided both make a charitable donation to an organization that focuses on fishing and children.

Their sentence comes after both admitted to charges of cheating (a fifth-degree felony) and unlawful ownership of wild animals (fourth-degree misdemeanor) in late March. As part of their plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss additional felony charges of attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools."

I was assuming it they were being charged with "fraud" or something related, but didn't realize they specifically had a crime for "cheating".

I think the biggest impact was the loss of their boat though - "Cominsky's boat that was used during the tournament, which the prosecutor's office says has an estimated worth of $130,000, was also forfeited."
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* https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/cleveland-fishing-tournament-cheating-scandal-sentencing-jacob-runyan-chase-cominsky/95-63912741-9e0f-4464-a695-77e941667dd9