Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case
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RICHMOND, Virginia  - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will be sentenced on December 10 after pleading guilty to dogfighting charges in a U.S. court, a judge ruled on Monday.
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RICHMOND, Va.  -- A man who sold a female pit bull to Michael Vick's dogfighting operation and attended some of the fights escaped prison time Friday because he cooperated with investigators and did not physically harm any of the dogs.
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Michael Vick, already looking at a federal prison term for bankrolling a dogfighting operation in rural Virginia, now faces two state charges that could get him more prison time if he's convicted.
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The troubles of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty on Monday to dogfighting conspiracy charge, could hurt the team both on and off the field, analysts said.
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Michael Vick and three co-defendants are indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on state charges related to the dogfighting ring he operated on his Virginia property.
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The prosecutor in the investigation of a possible dog fighting operation at a house owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is confident charges will be brought. He can't yet say who will be charged.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick faces criminal charges and a possible prison sentence for allegedly participating in an enterprise that trained pit bulls for death matches in which spectators bet on the outcome, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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A man who sold a female pit bull to Michael Vick's dogfighting operation and attended some of the fights avoided prison time Friday because he cooperated with investigators and did not physically harm any of the dogs.
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Fallout intensified Friday from NFL star Michael Vick's indictment on charges linked to dogfighting, a practice that a longtime U.S. lawmaker denounced as "barbaric" on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
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Earlier today, Michael Vick's attorneys filed a plea agreement confirming that their client will plead guilty to one count of "Conspiracy to Travel in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Unlawful Activities to Sponsor a Dog in an Animal Fighting Venture." Less technically, Vick has admitted to conducting business outside the state of Virginia, namely in the form of buying dogs from out-of-state owners, for the purpose of sponsoring dog fights in Virginia.
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Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick admitted guilt on Friday in a dog-fighting case that threatens the career of one of the brightest stars in U.S. football.
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Michael Vick filed a plea agreement in federal court Friday admitting to a dogfighting charge and agreed the enterprise included the killing of fighting dogs and gambling.
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Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick on Friday admitted guilt in a dog-fighting case that threatens the career of one of the brightest stars in U.S. football.
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Soon after Michael Vick walks into a courtroom to plead guilty to dogfighting charges, the Atlanta Falcons are expected to lay out their plans to move on without him.
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In the statement of facts that accompanied the agreement, Michael Vick admitted to financing the dogfighting operation and to being complicit in the killing of six to eight dogs that underperformed.
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No matter how nuanced his confession for involvement in dogfighting, Michael Vick got no leniency Friday from the NFL.