Alabama Fishing Group Awarded Bad Checks to Tournament Winners, Lawsuit Alleges

Alabama fishing group awarded bad checks to tournament winners, lawsuit alleges

An attorney has named Athens company American Bass Anglers in two separate legal complaints on behalf of fishermen who claim they are still waiting on payments from a tournament that happened over a month ago.In an interview with AL.com this week, Georgia attorney Joe Durham, who is representing the fishermen in the case, said law enforcement is involved and felony charges are possible.

Tournament Anglers Say Their Checks Keep Bouncing. Now They're Suing

Two competitive fishermen who say they still haven’t been paid their proper winnings by an Alabama-based tournament organization are now suing. The two are among a much larger group of fishermen who claims that American Bass Anglers is bouncing tournament checks and defrauding its members.  ABA’s president Morris Sheehan acknowledged the payment issue last week, as reported by OL Friday, and he chalked up the problem to a banking error. At that …