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  • Man Loses $2,000 Fish Prize To Cheating

    From phillyburbs.com

    <i>It took Ronnie Lynn Robinson two years to own up to his fish tale. Robinson admitted Monday to common-law cheating - a rare crime - for turning in what looked to be a thawed-out fish with a belly full of lead weights at a 2002 Lake County bass-fishing tournament.

    Robinson was charged and stripped of his nearly $2,000 prize at the Harris Chain Bassmasters Big Bass Tournament after tournament director Darren Ratliff gutted the winning fish in his kitchen and found three 8-ounce weights in its stomach.

    Robinson, 51, finally admitted guilt in exchange for nine months of court supervision, during which he must stay clear of fishing contests...</i> <A HREF="http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/84-09212004-369607.html">Entire Story Here</A>
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