Lawsuit claims American Bass Anglers bounced prize checks totaling over $100,000 as law enforcement probes possible fraud
ATHENS, Ala. — An Athens-based fishing organization is under fire after multiple tournament participants claim they were handed bad checks as prize money — and still haven’t been paid weeks later.
American Bass Anglers (ABA), which hosts bass fishing tournaments nationwide, has been named in two legal complaints filed by a Georgia attorney on behalf of unpaid winners from the Military Team Bass Tournament held at West Point Lake in Georgia from April 30 to May 2.
Veterans Rick Bradley of Florida and Chad Ardis of South Carolina, whose teams placed in the tournament, say they are still owed roughly $2,400 in combined prize money. Attorney Joe Durham, who represents both anglers, said the issue goes well beyond just these two…