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Here is some updated info for you guys. This may or may NOT change your mind Grav.:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2940312
A grand jury indicted Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on Tuesday, which at least partially answers one question that has lingered since the news first broke about an alleged dogfighting operation on property owned by Vick in Virginia: Was Vick involved? Obviously, we know now that investigators believe he was.
There are plenty of football-related issues still to be resolved about Vick's future with the Falcons and the NFL, but those might be the least of his concerns right now. Questions about his legal future abound. Here are some answers.
What do these federal charges mean for Vick?
Vick is in real trouble. He is up against the might and majesty of the U.S. government with all of its agents, all of its investigative techniques and all of its skilled prosecutors. If he has any doubts about the power and skill of the forces arrayed against him, he can call Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to vice president Dick Cheney, or he can call Lord Conrad Black, the disgraced media mogul facing time in a federal penitentiary. If he still isn't convinced, he can call Jeff Skilling, the zillionaire former Enron CEO who is residing in a federal pen. All three of them hired brilliant (and expensive) lawyers. All three thought they could explain their way out from under federal charges. And all three were convicted. Vick can, and probably will, hire some of America's best defense lawyers, but they will face a serious battle.
Would Vick be sent to jail if he is convicted?
Yes. It's hard to imagine any other outcome. The charges are serious, and the evidence against Vick presented at trial will be nasty. The government's case includes evidence that Vick and his cohorts "tested" pit bulls for ferocity. If the dogs failed the test, the indictment charges, they were executed by hanging or drowning. In one case, with Vick present, the indictment says a dog was slammed to the ground until it was dead. In another incident, a dog was soaked with a hose and then electrocuted. Those aren't the sort of transgressions that lead to probation and community service. It's the kind of behavior that results in punishment, and the punishment will be jail time.
What is the next step for Vick?
Vick will watch to see which of his three co-defendants will be the first to make a deal with federal prosecutors. Each of them will think seriously about turning on Vick and offering testimony against him in return for less time in jail. Vick is obviously the prime target of the government effort. Prosecutors and agents will be willing to talk with his co-defendants about a deal if they are willing to help prove the case against Vick. The government indictment discloses four witnesses who have already agreed to testify against him. If all three of his co-defendants join these four witnesses against Vick, he and his lawyers might suggest that he, too, should talk to the government about a deal that would minimize his time in jail.
Vick is charged with "conspiracy" and violations of the "Travel Act." What does that mean?
The conspiracy charge will make things extra difficult for Vick and his lawyers. Under federal laws, the conspiracy charge allows federal prosecutors to link Vick to things that occurred even if he was not present. If the prosecutors can connect the four defendants, crimes committed by one of them can be used to add to the evidence against the others. It's a tricky legal procedure that prosecutors love and defense lawyers detest. The Travel Act is a device invented by Robert F. Kennedy when he was U.S. Attorney General in the early '60s. It was designed for use against organized crime and made it easier to prove cases against hoodlums. In the sports world, it was used most recently in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bribery scandal. Federal prosecutors charged the Utah organizers under the Travel Act and proved millions of dollars in bribes. Vick, however, can take some hope from the fact that U.S. District Judge David Sam found the organizers not guilty of violating the Travel Act even though there was powerful evidence of bribery.
What was Vick's role in the dogfighting conspiracy described in the indictment?
According to the indictment, Vick was in the middle of everything from beginning to end. He purchased a vacant piece of property for $34,000, the indictment says. He then had sheds built for training dogs and staging fights and a fence erected to shield the operation from view. And finally, the indictment says, he had a two-story frame house with a basketball court put up as a residence for the people taking care of the dogs. If you believe the indictment, the Vick property had everything anyone could want in a dogfighting operation.
When would Vick's trial begin?
The federal courthouse in Richmond, Va., is the home of the nationally recognized "rocket docket." Cases move quickly in Richmond, more quickly than in any other courthouse in the federal system. Vick's lawyers will be looking for delays and for time to prepare a defense, but the trial would likely begin in a matter of four to six months.
Are the federal authorities in Richmond tough on crime?
Ask Ralph Sampson, the former NBA star. He fell behind in child support payments to seven children he had with four women, the kind of thing that is ordinarily worked out in a settlement. But instead of a settlement, Sampson found himself charged with felonies in federal court. Then, very quickly, he found himself in jail for two months on a child support charge. Yes, they're tough on crime in Richmond, and they might be particularly tough on crimes involving the torture and killing of dogs.
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Congrats to all who made. And Good luck to you..
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It is getting REALLY CLOSE. ARE YOU READY?
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Systems Engineer for Fujitsu.
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Truix has had a good come out latly. Thats out out, Kyle we leave Hendrix this year and Dale Jr. Will drive number 5 most likey with a diffrent sponcer. BUT There is a chance that Kyle will be driving number 8. This will start a bunch a shit. You thought Gordon had it bad when they threw bottles at him, Lets just see what they do when Good old Kyle gets behind the Budwiser car, since They will not be following Jr.
LMAO ;D
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Last year on PS2 it was open. Dont know about PS3. I belive last year one room help 16 (Correct em if I am wrong) It might hold all 43 spots. That would be great. You can also set it up on percentages to run it you dont want to do the whole 500 miles
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I will be 1st in line for this.....
KYLE BUSCH #5 baby.
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Good job fellas...
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Same here no problams. Run all the time. I would say ebay is the place to get it now. Cheaper there.
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LMAO.... Wait tell smoke see this....
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LuckyEmerald ]
I was in Radejr.'s clan back in socom 2, and honestly to this day i still do not know any cheats on socom 3/combined assult. I do not use Cheat softwares like code magic and code 9. I frankly have no freaking clue where or how to get them, nor do I want them! I don't know what you meant by "It's noted", and I feel like I have a bounty on my head for saying that I have cheated. Every single member of this fourm can't say they haven't done one glich their entire socom career! Not one time did you lay more than 4 mines, or get into the green tanks in frost fire! Go invisible using a turret gun or miss-plant the bomb so no one could defuse it! I don't think it is that big of a deal because it's only a video game!
i beg to differ.. i bet there are a lot of people that have never cheated..
Agreed...
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Not bad for only playing with PS for 2 days.
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PaCKeRsMaN
Some one stole mine too....
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Ya I figured it would be like this. Being Im in Dallas I really dont like the spurs but any fan of basketball should have know this was coming....
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wow, those 3 first quarters were horrible. They finally started playing like they do in cleveland in the 4th. Lets just hope they can pull together all 4 quarters. Anybody know whats the only 2 things that come out of texas are????
Yeah. Steers and NBA Champions!!!!  ;D
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Well since it has started all ready I will say spurs in 5. After last night I thin it will be a sweep. But if the Cavs do win 1 it will be game 4. That is the only possiable 1 I see. But spurs will win it there....
New tobacco pipe.
in Playstation
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Now I'll buy that for a dollar...