Vick Indicted with 2 Felony Charges

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Falcons' Vick indicted by grand jury in dogfighting probeESPN.com news services Michael Vick has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the dogfighting probe of his property in Virginia.The indictment alleges that Vick and his co-defendants began sponsoring dogfighting in early 2001, the former Virginia Tech star's rookie year with the Falcons.The Falcons quarterback was indicted for conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District in Richmond, Va. Three others -- Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips and Tony Taylor -- also were indicted by the grand jury on the same charges.The indictment states: "If convicted on the Travel Act portion of the conspiracy charge, each defendant faces a statutory maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and full restitution. If convicted on the animal fighting venture portion of the conspiracy charge, each defendant faces one year in prison, a $100,000 fine, or both. The indictment also includes a forfeiture allegation seeking recovery of any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of these offenses. "According to court documents filed by federal authorities earlier this month, dog fights have been sponsored by "Bad Newz Kennels" at the property since at least 2002. For the events, participants and dogs traveled from South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Texas and other states.Members of the venture also knowingly transported, delivered and received dogs for animal fighting, the documents state. Fifty-four pit bulls were recovered from the property during searches in April, along with a "rape stand," used to hold dogs in place for mating; an electric treadmill modified for dogs; and a bloodied piece of carpeting, the documents said.The property was used as the "main staging area for housing and training the pit bulls involved in the dog fighting venture," according to the filings. The documents said the fights usually occurred late at night or in the early morning and would last several hours. The winning dog would win from "hundreds up to thousands of dollars," and participants and spectators also would place bets on the fight. Before fights, the participating dogs of the same sex would be weighed and bathed, according to the filings. Opposing dogs would be washed to remove any poison or narcotic placed on the dog's coat that could affect the other dog's performance. Sometimes participants would not feed a dog before the fight to "make it more hungry for the other dog," the documents said. Fights would end when one dog died or with the surrender of the losing dog, which was sometimes put to death by drowning, strangulation, hanging, gun shot, electrocution or some other method, according to the documents. The property has an above-ground swimming pool, and investigators were seen looking into the pool Friday. During a June search of the property, investigators uncovered the graves of seven pit bulls that were killed by members of "Bad Newz Kennels" following sessions to test whether dogs would be good fighters, the documents said. Members of "Bad Newz Kennels" also sponsored and exhibited fights in other parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey and other states, the filings said. On June 7, federal law enforcement officials descended on the property with a search warrant. More than a dozen vehicles went to the home early that day and investigators searched inside before turning their attention to the area where officials found dozens of dogs in late April and evidence that suggested the home was involved in a dogfighting operation. Surry County officials had secured a search warrant in late May based on an informant's information to look for as many as 30 dog carcasses buried on the property. The warrant never was executed because Commonwealth's Attorney Gerald G. Poindexter said he had issues with the way it was worded. The results of that search have remained sealed. At the time, Poindexter expressed surprise at why the federal government was involved. "What is foreign to me is the federal government getting into a dogfighting case," Poindexter said. "I know it's been done, but what's driving this? Is it this boy's celebrity? Would they have done this if it wasn't Michael Vick?" A day later, "They launched a separate, independent federal investigation," Poindexter said of the government, which has had a representative involved in the local probe all along. A search warrant affidavit said some of the dogs were in individual kennels and about 30 were tethered with "heavy logging-type chains" buried in the ground. The chains allowed the dogs to get close to each other, but not to have contact, one of myriad findings on the property that suggested a dogfighting operation.Vick initially said he had no idea the property might have been used in a criminal enterprise and blamed family members for taking advantage of his generosity. He also put the house up for sale and reportedly sold it quickly, although there is no record that the sale has closed. Vick has since declined to talk about the investigation.ESPN reporter Kelly Naqi and The Associated Press contributed to this report.</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2940065I think Vick goes behind Bars for this one, after the Duke Lacrosse scandal I don't think they would have Indicted them unless they had a Rock Solid Case otherwise they were going to end up getting embarrassed.
     
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    Muahaha rot in jail, bitch.
     
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    It's about fucking time a celebrity doesn't get away with shit.
     
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    As much as I believe that Vick should be in jail, fed government suddenly seems like they're on a witch hunt for celebrities. Paris Hilton, Mike Vick, the investigation of Benoit? Call me a conspiracy theorist but this just seems to me strange timing for the government to suddenly go after celebrities in full strength with the approval ratings close to dropping below the Mendoza line... :whistling: Well, I guess if the prez does anything right, this would be it. Hard to screw this one up for sure.
     
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    This fucker ought to be subject to the treatment these dogs are subject to. Whatever happened to an eye for an eye?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DevinHester23 @ Jul 19 2007, 12:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This fucker ought to be subject to the treatment these dogs are subject to. Whatever happened to an eye for an eye?</div>Umm.. the golden rule kind of knocked that out of logical thinking. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. But yeah I don't think he gets away with this one. He would have to have a perfect case which he doesn't have at all.
     
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    I mean com'on OJ got away with MURDER. Vick can't get away with dogfighting? People are going to look at him differently either way though.
     
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    Everything is going to be alright with Vick... he's one of the most famous athletes in America [​IMG]
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Jul 19 2007, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I mean com'on OJ got away with MURDER. Vick can't get away with dogfighting? People are going to look at him differently either way though.</div>Different Era, you said it yourself that the Feds seem like they're on a witchhunt to end Celebrities being above the law. I think the turning point was the disaster that turned into the Duke Lacrosse case, now the feds are investigating every celebrity crime in particular and only pressing charges when they have a slam dunk case (Or so it seems). They could have indicted Vick months ago but only chose to now. The only thing that changed is that the Feds case must have gotten stronger.
     
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    Lets see Vick move use his amazing speed and agility to avoid ass rape from Big Bubba
     

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