The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has announced that a group of people and a commercial fish processor has pleaded guilty to charges of stealing hundreds of fish meant for charity.
According to authorities, a November 2021 investigation revealed that Lake Fish Company illegally took 112 walleyes, one steelhead, one yellow perch and three whitefish meant for Victory Soup Kitchen, a Sandusky charity. Authorities obtained video footage, and fish processing records, packages and carcasses as evidence during the investigation.
Many Lake Erie walleye tournaments donate the harvested fish to charity. A commercial fish processor is paid to clean donated fish and return the ready-to-cook filets to the charity. Giving to the Sandusky community from the heart because he said the community always gives to help those in need. The group has been ordered to pay $24,120 in restitution to the charity and $13,000 to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Lake Fish Company also had its wholesale fish license suspended for 30 days.RELATED: 2 fishermen sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to charges for cheating in walleye tournament
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