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Commentary: A short historical lesson on the long-standing practice of cheating

American baseball player Bobbby Thomson (left) of the New York Giants scores a run in the second inning of game three of the World Series in New York, Oct. 6, 1951. New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (obscured, second left) crouches to catch the ball as an unidentified Giant steps up to bat and the umpire watches the action. The Yankees won the game and went on to win the series. (Hulton ...

You don’t generally think of the old fishing hole as a place to cheat, and it’s unusual to see any cheater get indicted, but it happened last week when authorities charged two fishermen in the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament. With more than $28,000 in prize money at stake, an investigation revealed lead weights and fish fillets stuffed into the stomachs of fish caught by the two, meant to increase the weight of their catches.

“I take all crime very seriously, and I believe what these two individuals attempted to do was

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