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Boat from 2022 Lake Erie walleye scandal in Ohio up for auction

By RVL / July 8, 2024

Boat from 2022 Lake Erie walleye scandal in Ohio up for auction

According to the Ohio Division of Wildlife, the boat comes with motors and a trailer. It is located in Sandusky, Ohio, and available for viewing. (Photo courtesy of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office)

A fishing boat valued at $130,000 and linked to an Ohio criminal case that made national headlines is now up for auction, according to WJW TV in Cleveland.
In May 2023, Jacob Runyan, 43, of Cleveland, and Chase Cominsky, 36, of Hermitage, Pa., were sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to cheating in a walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie. As part of their penalty, they had to forfeit the boat they used in the tournament to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The 2022 boat is now posted as part of a government online auction.

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