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After spending 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, Vick was reinstated by the NFL. In , Vick recorded one of the most dominant fantasy football performances in recent memory, throwing for yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 80 yards and two more scores against Washington. The charge is a felony with a maximum penalty of 5 years prison. After his three co-conspirators pled guilty and began cooperating with authorities, Vick also pled guilty, admitting to funding the dogfighting operation and the associated gambling operation.
He admitted to knowing about four dogs that his co-conspirators killed in , and he admitted to agreeing to the hanging and drowning of dogs who underperformed in Vick admitted he provided most of the operation and gambling monies, but he claimed he did not gamble by placing side bets or receiving proceeds from the purses.
Under the sentencing guidelines for this crime, most first time offenders would have received no jail time. However, Chuck Rosenberg, the U. Co-conspirator Tony Taylor was not included in this recommendation since he was the first to plead guilty and assist in the investigation. A sentencing hearing was scheduled for December 10, The NFL suspended Vick indefinitely without pay.
After he is freed from prison, he could be reinstated. Five months after the initial investigation, a Surry County grand jury brought two charges against Vick:. Peace, Phillips and Taylor were charged with promoting dogfighting. Taylor was also charged with three counts of unlawful torture and killing of dogs, and Peace was charged with one count.
Each is a felony charge with a maximum 5 year prison term. The grand jury declined to bring eight possible additional counts of animal cruelty against the s. The following is an excerpt from a news article describing the charges :. A team of animal behavior experts selected by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals analyzed the 49 seized dogs and then recommended whether they were suitable either to be adopted by families, trained as police dogs, placed in a sanctuary, or should be euthanized.
Only one dog was recommended for euthanasia because of extreme aggression. The others were deemed suitable to go to sanctuaries or foster homes for socialization training.
Even after pleading guilty to the federal charges, Vick had not admitted to hands-on participation in the killing of poorly performing dogs.
An FBI agent questioned Vick for five hours and gave him a polygraph test that indicated he was lying. Vick finally admitted to killing two dogs. According to Assistant U. I dropped the dog. The U. District Court appointed Rebecca J. Per her recommendation, the dogs were eventually dispersed to eight rescue organizations for adoption, rehabilitation or lifetime care in sanctuaries, where they have been neutered. Writer Jim Gorant described the assessment of the dogs:.
Fewer than a dozen of the dogs were hardened fighters. Two had to be put down—one was excessively violent and the other was suffering from an irreparable injury. Another group seemed to be dogs of relatively friendly normal temperament who simply had never been socialized.
Vick had also lied to investigators about testing positive for marijuana in September, a violation of the terms of his release on bail. A probation officer, who did not believe Vick had accepted responsibility, recommended an enhanced sentencing range of between 18 months and two years in prison.
District Judge Henry E. Vick is scheduled to be released from federal prison July 20, Peace, Phillips and Taylor all pled guilty to the same charge earlier in the year.
Peace was sentenced to 18 months prison and Phillips to 21 months prison. A few days later, Tony Taylor was sentenced. Since Taylor had been the first co-conspirator to plead guilty and had provided investigators with details of the dogfighting operation, the prosecutor had recommended that Taylor only serve probation. In October he had pled guilty to conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce and to aiding in illegal gambling and to sponsoring a dog in animal fighting.
He had cooperated with the federal investigation. A New York Times article followed up on the lives of several of the dogs who were transported to Best Friends Animal Society sanctuary.
This excerpt describes a dog named Georgia:.
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