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Vick tests positive for marijuana
Reuters Thursday, September 27, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Suspended Atlanta Falcons football star Michael Vick, who is awaiting sentencing for his dogfighting conviction, tested positive for marijuana use and was barred Wednesday from leaving his home late at night.
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson in Richmond, Virginia, ruled in a two-page order that the 27-year-old Vick could not leave his home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and must submit to electronic monitoring.
In setting new conditions for him to remain free while awaiting sentencing, the judge said Vick must submit to random drug testing.
Hudson required that Vick participate in substance therapy and mental health counseling if deemed advisable by court officials.
According to court records filed Wednesday, a federal probation officer said Vick submitted a urine sample on Sept. 13 that tested positive for marijuana.
The new conditions came a day after a grand jury in Surry County, Virginia, indicted Vick on new charges for beating, killing or causing dogs to fight other dogs, and engaging in or promoting dogfighting.
In August, Vick pleaded guilty to federal charges that he took part in an illegal dogfighting enterprise known as "Bad Newz Kennels" on property he owns in Surry County from 2001 to April 2007.
Federal prosecutors said dogs sometimes fought to the death, and that some underperforming animals had been shot, hanged, drowned, electrocuted or killed by being slammed to the ground.
The quarterback faces a maximum of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release at his sentencing on Dec. 10. The new charges carry up to 10 years in state prison.
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Vick faces lawsuit from Canadian bank
Dogfighting scandal aftermath
PA SportsTicker
Thursday, September 27, 2007
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia (PA SportsTicker) -- Things just keeping worse for Michael Vick.
A Canadian bank has filed a federal lawsuit against Vick claiming the disgraced quarterback defaulted on a $2.5 million loan taken out earlier this year.
Filed last week in Newport News, Virginia, the suit says Vick signed a promissory note payable to the Royal Bank of Canada on January 18. Two days later, Vick executed a "borrower acknowledgement" stating the loan would be for real estate investments.
The suit claims Vick is in default of $2,313,649.37 for various reasons, including that he failed to provide accurate financial statements. It also says Vick is in default because of changes in his employment which affect his ability to repay the loan.
Vick also failed to meet a Sept. 10 deadline to repay the loan.
In August, Vick pleaded guilty to federal dogfighting charges. He faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 when he is sentenced on Dec. 10.
On Tuesday, Vick was indicted on state chargers regarding the dogfighting operation that took place on his Virginia property.
Since being suspended indefinitely by the NFL, Vick has lost numerous endorsements, including Nike.
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Vick charged with torturing, killing dogs in Virginia indictmentStory Highlights
Virginia charges could bring 10-year prison term for Michael Vick
County prosecutor says federal charges didn't address state crimes
Vick's federal co-defendants also face state charges
Vick already faces up to 18 months in prison after federal plea deal
SUSSEX, Virginia (CNN) -- A Virginia grand jury has indicted suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three co-defendants on state charges of running a dogfighting ring at Vick's Virginia home, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick faces sentencing on federal charges in December.
The Surry County grand jury brought two charges against Vick: one count of unlawfully torturing and killing dogs and one of promoting dogfights. Each is a felony charge that could result in a five-year prison term.
Vick, 27, faces a possible prison term of 12 to 18 months after his August guilty plea to a federal conspiracy charge of bankrolling a dogfighting operation from his home outside Newport News, Virginia. He faces sentencing on December 10 in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia.
Vick's lawyers said they will "aggressively" work to make sure "that he is not held accountable for the same conduct twice."
"We are disappointed that these charges were filed in Surry County, since it is the same conduct covered by the federal indictment for which Mr. Vick has already accepted full responsibility and pleaded guilty to in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia," his lead attorney, Billy Martin, said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.
Vick pleaded guilty after three associates -- Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach; Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia; and Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton, Virginia -- admitted their roles in the operation and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Read about the federal case against Vick »
Tuesday's grand jury session resulted in charges of promoting dogfighting against all three. In addition, Taylor faces three additional counts of unlawful torture and killing of dogs, and Peace, like Vick, faces one count.
All four are scheduled to be arraigned October 3 and face a tentative trial date of November 27. See a timeline of the case against Vick »
Earlier, Surry County Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Poindexter said he planned to present more than 10 possible charges against Vick and his co-defendants to the grand jury.
The grand jury refused to bring eight additional counts of animal cruelty against the defendants.
"I'm sure that the grand jury took careful consideration, and they made a decision we can live with," he said.
Poindexter said he pursued the case because "crimes that were not prosecuted were committed in Surry County." But he would not say whether his prosecutors put Vick's federal court admission that he killed dogs before the grand jury.
"Come on, lady, how much do you need to know?" he told a reporter who was pressing the issue.
The grand jury met at the Sussex County courthouse because the Surry County courthouse is undergoing renovations.
