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2 fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament sentenced to 10-day jail terms, forfeit of $100k boat

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As part of a plea deal, Runyan and Cominsky pleaded guilty in March to cheating and unlawful ownership of wild animals.

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  1. 10TV Columbus

    2 fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament sentenced to 10-day jail terms, forfeit of $100k boat (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    As part of a plea deal, Runyan and Cominsky pleaded guilty in March to cheating and unlawful ownership of wild animals.

  2. UPI

    2 men who used weighted fish in tournament catch light jail sentences (opens UPI)

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    Two men caught cheating during September's Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament have been sentenced to short jail sentences.

  3. Fox2 Detroit

    Men who cheated in Ohio fishing tournament get prison time, lose $130K boat (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    The two men who were caught stuffing walleye with leaded weights to win a fishing tournament in Ohio will spend time in jail after being convicted of a felony.

  4. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Fishermen who cheated at Lake Erie walleye tournament in Cleveland get jail time (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky were on an unprecedented winning streak when they were caught cheating at the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship fishing tournament in Cleveland in November. Now they are headed to jail.

  5. New York Post

    Fishermen sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to charges in Ohio tournament cheating scandal (opens New York Post)

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    Jacob Runyan, 43, and Chase Cominsky, 36, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an Ohio tournament cheating scandal.

  6. France 24

    Something fishy going on: 10 days in jail for US tournament cheats (opens France 24)

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    The scales of justice have caught two anglers found cheating during a fishing tournament in the midwestern US state of Ohio.

  7. Triblive

    Fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament sentenced to 10-day jail terms, forfeit of $100k boat (opens Triblive)

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    Two fishermen, including a Mercer County resident, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a cheating scandal last year at the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament in Cleveland. Chase Cominsky, 36, of Hermitage, and Jacob Runyan, 43, of Ashtabula, Ohio, were sentenced in Cuyahoga County Court of Co…

  8. NBC News

    2 fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament sentenced to 10-day jail terms and forfeit of $100k boat (opens NBC News)

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    The cheating allegations surfaced in September when Jason Fischer, Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament director, became suspicious of the fish turned in by Jacob Runyanand Chase Cominsky, 36, were significantly heavier than typical walleye.

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