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Tuesday, May 09, 2017

White Marlin Open Suit Headed To Court This Month

OCEAN CITY — A multi-party federal suit, involving an alleged rules violation in last year’s White Marlin Open (WMO) that has left the tournament’s top prize of $2.8 million hanging in the balance for several months, is inching closer to resolution with a trial date this month.

Last August, WMO officials discovered a potential rules violation that could disqualify the winner in the white marlin division, a 76.5-pounder caught by angler Phillip Heasley on the Kallianassa out of Naples, Fla. Heasley’s 76.5-pound white marlin was awarded a tournament-record $2.8 million in prize money because the Kallianassa was entered across the board in all added entry levels and the fact it was lone qualifier.

WMO officials announced potential rules violations regarding the timing of the catch two weeks after the tourney and that Heasley and three other individuals on the Kallianassa including the captain and two mates were deceptive on their answers to some of the questions during the requisite post-tournament polygraph examinations for the winners in major categories.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a joke this has turned into. Wealthy white people problems.

Anonymous said...

Consider the drama in court when they learn one of the polygraph examiners has a less than stellar background and lacks integrity.

Anonymous said...

Ah the life of the rich and famous. It's like Rule of the Game. The bourgeois sit around conjuring up folly while Rome burns. C'est La Vie!

Anonymous said...

And no one has been following the reward situation lately.Why are rewards offered for info leading to arrests and then not paid to the person who provided that info? Every time over the last month that a reward has been offered apprehensions were made but no one got paid.What possible incentive (other than sheer decency)does that give anyone to turn a wanted individual in?

Anonymous said...

Ref. 5:47
What drama is that? You planning on showing up. But then you're not a polygraph operator, just a corrupt cop that has covered up for other crooked cops for years. Glad to see you retiring soon.
Ed. Threaten someone your own size.