Vick Indicted!

Off Topic
261

MikeShank’s photoshop skills are getting better by the minute.

As if Michael Vick wasn’t in hot water, thinks are starting to boil over into civil court too, only in America(courtesy of Foxnews.com)

"Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick, facing federal charges related to his alleged participation in dogfighting, has been hit with a “$63,000,000,000 billion dollar” lawsuit filed by a South Carolina inmate who alleges the Atlanta Falcons star stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy “missiles from Iran,” FOX News has learned.

http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/07/lawsuit_of_the_day_vicks_a_def.php

$63,000,000,000 billion dollars? That’s more that all of the sub-prime mortgage fallout, ask for 1,000 shares of Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) the two will soon be equal.

Disclaimer: I do not own any CROX nor do I recommend deadlifting of squatting in them either. Bicep curls in the squat rack should be ok, but only in flamingo pink ones while yelling “Light weight baby!!”

262

[quote]TKOWKD1 wrote:
MikeShank’s photoshop skills are getting better by the minute.

As if Michael Vick wasn’t in hot water, thinks are starting to boil over into civil court too, only in America(courtesy of Foxnews.com)

"Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick, facing federal charges related to his alleged participation in dogfighting, has been hit with a “$63,000,000,000 billion dollar” lawsuit filed by a South Carolina inmate who alleges the Atlanta Falcons star stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy “missiles from Iran,” FOX News has learned.

http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/07/lawsuit_of_the_day_vicks_a_def.php

$63,000,000,000 billion dollars? That’s more that all of the sub-prime mortgage fallout, ask for 1,000 shares of Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) the two will soon be equal.

Disclaimer: I do not own any CROX nor do I recommend deadlifting of squatting in them either. Bicep curls in the squat rack should be ok, but only in flamingo pink ones while yelling “Light weight baby!!” [/quote]

I want to apologize to TKOWKD1:

Those are NOT my photoshops. I got them off the web. Sorry for the confusion. I don’t want people to think that I am guilty of photoshop infringement.

thanks,
Mike Cruickshank

263

MISSLES FROM IRAN??? You’ve got to be joking…

That’s just ridiculous.

264

[quote]Aragorn wrote:
MISSLES FROM IRAN??? You’ve got to be joking…

That’s just ridiculous.[/quote]

i know right; everybody knows you get your missles from N. Korea. pfff, missles from Iran lol

265

Threatening a rico statute is not necessarily a good thing for the feds. Some lawyers look at that as proof that your case is weak. They used it on somebody else recently, and I believe the person got off.

266

[quote]Airtruth wrote:
Threatening a rico statute is not necessarily a good thing for the feds. Some lawyers look at that as proof that your case is weak. They used it on somebody else recently, and I believe the person got off.[/quote]

You must have never watched The Sopranos. :slight_smile:

Seriously though, the RICO charges would be on top of the existing charges. He already has had all his co-defendants flip on him and there are still four unnamed cooperating witnesses listed in the indictment. The Feds have an overall conviction rate of 95%,this isn’t the OJ prosecution team he’s facing.

267

Maybe…

But they are talking about a possibility of less than a year in jail. Which served at 80% is what 9 months most in jail? Thats alot for vick but I don’t know if it compares to what they were initially trying to get with their trumped up charges.

268

[quote]mazilla wrote:
JokerFMJ wrote:
mazilla wrote:
he should be banned from the NFL for life, locked away and when he is parolled he should be cleaning kennels at a dog pound for months. i hope he ends up poor and homeless.

of course i have two pitbulls and have owned several over the years, so my opinion is slightly bias. either way, fuck that punk bitch.

Do you mean, “either way,” as in guilty or not?

where do you see that? i dont believe there is a question as to guilty or not. the evidence seems pretty concrete and plentifull to boot. of course if it’s all false he should be free to go.[/quote]

He’s innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, not a court of opinion or media. I won’t say i’m surprised that you seem to have already come to the conclusion that he’s guilty - many have. I will say however, that I think that’s a very poor view point to have taken.

269

I don’t think he’ll serve 80% if he gets sentenced to a year or just under a year. I believe they’ll make him serve his full term because of the length of the sentence.

270

Michael vick is being sued by some crazy guy for $63 billion dollars for, and I quote:

NFL quarterback Michael Vick is facing federal charges for allegedly participating in illegal dogfighting, and now he’s being hit with a “$63,000,000,000 billion dollar” lawsuit filed by South Carolina inmate Jonathan Lee Riches, who says Michael stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy “missiles from Iran.” Fox News reports:

the complaint also alleges that Vick would need those missiles because he pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda in February of this year.
�??Michael Vick has to stop physically hurting my feelings and dashing my hopes,�?? Riches writes in the complaint.

Riches wants $63 billion dollars �??backed by gold and silver �?? delivered to the front gates to the Williamsburg Federal Correctional facility in South Carolina. Riches is an inmate at the facility serving out a wire fraud conviction.

271

[quote]TKOWKD1 wrote:
MikeShank’s photoshop skills are getting better by the minute.

As if Michael Vick wasn’t in hot water, thinks are starting to boil over into civil court too, only in America(courtesy of Foxnews.com)

"Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick, facing federal charges related to his alleged participation in dogfighting, has been hit with a “$63,000,000,000 billion dollar” lawsuit filed by a South Carolina inmate who alleges the Atlanta Falcons star stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy “missiles from Iran,” FOX News has learned.

http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/07/lawsuit_of_the_day_vicks_a_def.php

$63,000,000,000 billion dollars? That’s more that all of the sub-prime mortgage fallout, ask for 1,000 shares of Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) the two will soon be equal.

Disclaimer: I do not own any CROX nor do I recommend deadlifting of squatting in them either. Bicep curls in the squat rack should be ok, but only in flamingo pink ones while yelling “Light weight baby!!” [/quote]

I have to apologize to you again, I didn’t realize you had already posted this.

Thanks,
Mike

272

Mike, it’s all good, please no apology is necessary.

Sad thing about this story is the abuse and mockery of the legal system in America. We get silly stuff in Canada also,
see the Paul Bernardo story.

If I were a judge, I’d dismiss the case as frivolous and sentence the author to a public caning at the first Atlanta Falcons home game. I bet it would take longer than half time to administer 63,000,000,000 billion hits.
That would for sure serve as a warning to stupid people.

Instead the guy is gonna get his 5 minutes of fame and some girls will write him letters, they’ll fall in love, maybe some conjugal visits will ensue, followed by the birth of a bastard child who will grow up to abuse your country’s social safety net, which wasn’t meant to be a life style to begin with. I really hope this doesn’t happen at all.

Cheers,

TKO

273

[quote]JokerFMJ wrote:
I don’t think he’ll serve 80% if he gets sentenced to a year or just under a year. I believe they’ll make him serve his full term because of the length of the sentence.[/quote]

I don’t know about fed time, but I’ve heard of plenty of people with under a year even 6 months serving just 80%. If there are any criminal lawyers out there maybe they can help out with this area.

Anyway, any gambling men out there? want to bet on who gets more time Michael Vick or Tim Donaghy? I got 5 on Donaghy.

274

[quote]JokerFMJ wrote:
mazilla wrote:
JokerFMJ wrote:
mazilla wrote:
he should be banned from the NFL for life, locked away and when he is parolled he should be cleaning kennels at a dog pound for months. i hope he ends up poor and homeless.

of course i have two pitbulls and have owned several over the years, so my opinion is slightly bias. either way, fuck that punk bitch.

Do you mean, “either way,” as in guilty or not?

where do you see that? i dont believe there is a question as to guilty or not. the evidence seems pretty concrete and plentifull to boot. of course if it’s all false he should be free to go.

He’s innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, not a court of opinion or media. I won’t say i’m surprised that you seem to have already come to the conclusion that he’s guilty - many have. I will say however, that I think that’s a very poor view point to have taken.
[/quote]

I’m pretty sure that the Constitution only guarantees a court of opinion, but I’m not a lawyer, so you might want to verify this on your own.

DB

275


REPORTS OF VICK SEEKING A PLEA DEAL JUST CAME OUT THIS MORNING!

I will keep everybody updated ASAP.

thanks,
Mike Cruickshank

Report: Vick Plea Deal Could Include Year In Prison

POSTED: 9:59 am EDT August 16, 2007
UPDATED: 11:23 am EDT August 16, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginian Pilot newspaper in Norfolk, Va., is reporting that federal prosecutors are offering Falcons quarterback Michael Vick a plea deal on dogfighting charges that would require Vick to serve at least one year in prison. Sources have told CBS 46 that Vick has until 9 a.m. Friday to accept a deal or face new charges in a superseding indictment.

Vick�??s two co-defendants, Quanis Phillips and Purnell Peace have already agreed to plea agreements and are scheduled to appear in a Richmond courtroom for a plea hearing Friday. The two have reportedly agreed to testify against Vick if the quarterback�??s case goes to trial in November. Stay with CBS46.com for updates

276

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/16/vick/index.html

CNN is also covering this supposed plea:

RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) – Michael Vick is considering joining two co-defendants who will ask a judge Friday to sign off on their plea agreements in a federal dogfighting case, according to a spokesman and published reports.

The deal offered by federal prosecutors recommends that the Atlanta Falcons quarterback serve a year in prison, The Virginian-Pilot reported in its Thursday editions. The newspaper quotes two anonymous sources.
Without an agreement in place by the end of the week, Vick could face new, more serious charges when a grand jury reconvenes on Monday.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quotes its sources as saying Vick is waiting to hear from the NFL how a guilty plea might affect his football career.
If he does not agree to a deal, the newspaper reported, Vick could be charged with racketeering in a superseding indictment.

I find it crazy that even with a deal, he may be able to sign on with somebody else. I wonder who would have the balls to do so?

Here are some more links about the plea:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/15/bc.fbn.vick.confer.ap/index.html
“The defense and Michael are meeting,” Collins R. Spencer III, a spokesman for Vick’s five lawyers, said Wednesday afternoon. At least some of the parties were participating by telephone in a meeting that began in late morning and continued well into the afternoon, he said.
“It seems they’re going to be talking a while,” Spencer said.
Prosecutors were not involved in the meeting, he said.
Spencer declined to say whether Vick and his lawyers were discussing a possible plea agreement in hopes of reducing his punishment and perhaps allowing him to eventually resume his NFL career.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is awaiting results of the league’s own investigation of the case before determining what action to take against Vick. Under NFL policy, a player can be banned for life for gambling or associating with gambling.

This was also listed under the truth and rumors section.

Sources: Vick to take plea deal
Posted: Thursday August 16, 2007 07:09AM ET
Facing the possibility of a new indictment, which includes racketeering charges, Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will most likely join his three co-defendants and agree this week to a plea deal with prosecutors in his federal dogfighting case, according to two people with knowledge of the case.

Vick has not made a final decision, according to the two people with the knowledge of the case, because he wants to hear from the NFL what a guilty plea would do to his football career.

277

[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
I’m pretty sure that the Constitution only guarantees a court of opinion, but I’m not a lawyer, so you might want to verify this on your own.

DB[/quote]

I’m not a lawyer either, but i’m pretty sure you’re wrong. I’m fairly certain that your actions are to be proven in court, so there is no reasonable doubt by objective/impartial members of the jury, if it is a jury trial.

278


Courtesy of the finest sports blog Kissing Suzy Kolber, I’d like to present The Offseason Adventures Of Michael Vick! Episode 8: Indictment!

The following is the unofficial transcript of a phone call between MV and his lawyer.

Vick: Oh, man.

Hoo boy.

Good Lord.

Well, this is it, man. I�??m not getting any more stoned than this. I mean, holy fuck.

I might be dead.

(phone rings)

I guess I�??m not dead.

(picks up phone)

Hello?

Lawyer: Michael, it�??s your lawyer.

Vick: What�??s going on, Mr. Perry Mason?

Lawyer: Michael, you�??ve been indicted.

Vick: Indicted? Really? Who�??s throwing a party? Ookie loves a good party.

Lawyer: No, no, you�??ve been indicted., not invited. An indictment is when you are charged with a crime.

Vick: Well, what crime did I do?

Lawyer: Conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District in Richmond, Va.

Vick: Uh�?� wha�?� I was in a commercial?

Lawyer: You�??re being charged with dog fighting, Michael.

Vick: Oh, snap! Really? Well, fuck me blind.

Lawyer: This is serious, Michael. It says that Bad Newz Kennels�?�

Vick: You like that name? I think the Z makes it even fucking nastier.

Lawyer: It�??s a very nice name. It says you ran a dog fighting outfit out of Smithfield, VA.

Vick: Well, what�??s so bad about that? Know what else they do in Smithfield? Make ham. And I don�??t see any charging any farmers out there with pig fighting.

Lawyer: Well, they don’t make them fight.

Vick: Well, they should. That would be fucking sweet.

Lawyer: Slaughtering pigs is legal because it�??s for commerce.

Vick: But you just said I was being booked for commerce! I made $50,000 off that shit!

Lawyer: It�??s just�?� It�??s just not the same.

Vick: (takes bong hit) Well then, that�??s fucked up.

Lawyer: It�??s says you performed electrocutions. True?

Vick: Hell, yes! I�??m the most electrocuting player in the NFL!

Lawyer: And that you drowned them? Hung them? Slammed them to the ground?

Vick: No way, man! I was just being playful. No, wait! That was, like, obedience training and shit. Yeah! I had to drown a bitch or two because they fought TOO MUCH! I prevented them from fighting AGAIN! So, in many ways, I am a hero. How you like that?!

Lawyer: I just… I think you should prepare for the fallout, okay?

Vick: Eh, whatever. Fuck that. (hangs up)

Disclaimer: This is not a real conversation and should not be used as evidence in the court of law. It was made up by the awsome writers at the finest sports blog ever Kissing Suzy Kolber, check em out for updates. Also check out WithLeather.com an equally awsome sports blog but with a more international outlook, both are so funny you might even pee a little, but that depends on your sense of humour. Depends is also a brand of adult-sized diapers which help when you pee your self. You like how I linked it all up?

Cheers, TKO

279

[quote]JokerFMJ wrote:
dollarbill44 wrote:
I’m pretty sure that the Constitution only guarantees a court of opinion, but I’m not a lawyer, so you might want to verify this on your own.

DB

I’m not a lawyer either, but i’m pretty sure you’re wrong. I’m fairly certain that your actions are to be proven in correct, so there is no reasonable doubt by objective/impartial members of the jury, if it is a jury trial.[/quote]

Seriously? I always thought the mob rules. Huh. You learn something new everyday.

DB

280

Did anyone catch Bob Costas’ show on HBO this week? He’s talking about dog fighting and he speaks to a former dog fighter. It was interesting. Did anyone know there were ‘how to’ videos for dog fighting? If you can catch it on a repeat, watch it.