Florida man sues for $2.8 million fishing tournament prize money

In this Aug. 13, 2016 photo provided by Larry Jock, Phil Heasley, second from left, and Jim Motsko, founder of the White Marlin Open fishing tournament, second from right, pose with a promotional check at a tournament award ceremony in Ocean City, Md. Heasley caught what was deemed the tournament’s only qualifying white marlin, but he was denied over $2.8 million in prize money because he and his crew failed to pass lie-detector tests about whether they followed tournament rules.

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