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Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley...Runyan and Cominsky were indicted on charges of attempted grand theft, cheating, possession of criminal tools and unlawful ownership of wild animals, O’Malley said in a news release. The criminal tools charge stemmed from allegations the pair used Cominsky’s boat during the competition, the release said. Authorities seized the vessel and its trailer Tuesday.

Their arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 26

From https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/angled-28000-payout-viral-video-2-fishermen-are-charged-cheating-rcna52008 published on Oct 12.

I've heard some stuff like they will be banned from both professional and recreational fishing but I cannot confirm if that is true. The NPR article also mentioned they were disqualified from a previous tournament for failing a polygraph test and their winnings were stripped. I heard they (or one of them) were in the middle of contesting that, but I cannot confirm that either.

I can however confirm that while they failed the 2021 Fall Brawl fishing tournament's polygraph tests they later passed subsequent ones as well as voice stress tests. However due to this incident Fischer, the tournament director for the Lake Erie Walleye Fall Brawl,

said that going into this year’s Brawl, tournament organizers had made changes to the way they will administer the polygraph tests and that they are also considering other changes to uphold the integrity of the derby.

https://www.outdoornews.com/2022/10/03/pair-accused-of-cheating-in-big-lake-erie-walleye-tourney/ published on Oct. 3

So it seems that despite the flaws of the polygraph test and even the inventor possibly regretting its invention, the fishing tournaments will still use it. Then again, I'm not sure if they have any better alternatives.