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clock Aug 20, 2007 2:25 pm US/Eastern
Michael Vick To Enter Guilty Plea
CBS News Interactive: Sports Scandals
(AP) RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Pilot newspaper is reporting that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal with a likely prison sentence, to avoid additional federal charges in a dogfighting case, according to one of his attorneys.
A grand jury is scheduled to convene on Monday in the federal court where Vick and three co-defendants were indicted on dogfighting charges last month.
There's no indication whether the grand jury will take up further allegations against Vick, although federal prosecutors have said they plan to seek a superseding indictment in the case.
That would mean more charges against Vick, the lone defendant who has not been convicted now that all three of his co-defendants have reached plea deals.
Vick's attorneys were negotiating with federal prosecutors last week, hoping to strike a deal on a plea agreement.
Prosecutors have declined to comment outside court on negotiations with Vick's attorneys. Collins Spencer III, a spokesman for Vick's defense team, said on Sunday there was nothing new to report.
Vick's last two co-defendants pleaded guilty on Friday and said he bankrolled gambling on dogfights at Vick's property in rural Surry County, not far from his hometown of Newport News. Tony Taylor struck a similar deal last month.
The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencings are set for November and December.
The gambling allegations alone could trigger a lifetime ban against Vick under the NFL's personal conduct policy.
(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. )
clock Aug 20, 2007 2:25 pm US/Eastern
Michael Vick To Enter Guilty Plea
CBS News Interactive: Sports Scandals
(AP) RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Pilot newspaper is reporting that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal with a likely prison sentence, to avoid additional federal charges in a dogfighting case, according to one of his attorneys.
A grand jury is scheduled to convene on Monday in the federal court where Vick and three co-defendants were indicted on dogfighting charges last month.
There's no indication whether the grand jury will take up further allegations against Vick, although federal prosecutors have said they plan to seek a superseding indictment in the case.
That would mean more charges against Vick, the lone defendant who has not been convicted now that all three of his co-defendants have reached plea deals.
Vick's attorneys were negotiating with federal prosecutors last week, hoping to strike a deal on a plea agreement.
Prosecutors have declined to comment outside court on negotiations with Vick's attorneys. Collins Spencer III, a spokesman for Vick's defense team, said on Sunday there was nothing new to report.
Vick's last two co-defendants pleaded guilty on Friday and said he bankrolled gambling on dogfights at Vick's property in rural Surry County, not far from his hometown of Newport News. Tony Taylor struck a similar deal last month.
The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencings are set for November and December.
The gambling allegations alone could trigger a lifetime ban against Vick under the NFL's personal conduct policy.
(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. )
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