August 27th, 2007
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Michael Vick officially pleaded guilty to federal dogfighting charges today and then apologized for his actions in a press conference. Here is the transcript of that apology:
“You know, I understand it’s — it’s important or not important, you know, as far as what you say but how you […]
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August 25th, 2007
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Just hours after Michael Vick filed a plea agreement, admitting to conspiracy in a dogfighting ring and helping to kill pit bulls, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him indefinitely without pay. The Commissioner said he would review the suspension after all the legal proceedings had run their course.
Michael […]
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August 24th, 2007
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Michael Vick filed his plea agreement in federal court today, admitting to conspiracy in a dogfighting ring and helping to kill pit bulls. He denied ever betting on the fights, though. He says he only bankrolled them. Then again, who knows what to believe because he initially said […]
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August 20th, 2007
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With three co-defendents prepared to testify that he brutally executed dogs and bankrolled gambling, Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal on federal charges relating to allegations of his involvement in a professional dogfighting operation. Michael will now formally enter the guilty plea next Monday, August 27. The […]
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August 17th, 2007
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In a follow-up to my post back on the 13th, Michael Vick’s last two co-defendants pleaded guilty today and implicated Michael in bankrolling gambling on dogfights. One of them even said he helped drown or hang dogs that didn’t do well. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was in […]
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July 18th, 2007
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About two weeks ago, a story surfaced that suggested Michael Vick would not be indicted on any charges in a dogfighting operation. Here’s the link to my post about that very report. Today, however, MV was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to illegal dogfighting. […]
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July 6th, 2007
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Michael Vick has a reason to be smiling — for now. A property owned by the Atlanta Falcons quarterback was used as the “main staging area for housing and training the pit bulls involved” in an alleged dogfighting operation, according to court documents filed earlier this week and […]
By David Kindervater -- 4 comments
May 25th, 2007
I’ve stayed away from writing anything about the Michael Vick “dog fighting” incident because there is no evidence to convict him of anything, so it’s nothing more than speculation about “what could be” and not “what is.” It’s certainly newsworthy. But the deliberation bores me.
What I can tell you is that 66 dogs, 55 of […]
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