08/14 7:00 pm Mike Vick's Lawyers Want Him to Plead Guilty

[bromack1]

The "media" is saying he has till Friday to make up his mind....



Mike Vick's Lawyers Want Him to Plead Guilty


Posted Aug 14th 2007 6:51PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Falcons, Atlanta

ESPN is reporting that the attorneys for Falcons quarterback Michael Vick are advising him to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges in connection with a dog fighting ring that ran on his property, apparently concerned that if he doesn't plead guilty soon, the feds will bring much more serious charges against him.

Apparently the sticking point is that Vick wants to reach a deal that would require him to serve a year or less in prison, and so far the feds aren't offering a deal that lenient. However, Lester Munson, ESPN's legal analyst, reports that if Vick doesn't plead guilty soon, things could get ugly for him:


it could get worse in a hurry. The federal prosecutors in Richmond are preparing a new set of charges, known in legal terms as a superseding indictment. The new charges could come any day. The new charges might include a racketeering allegation under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (known as RICO).

RICO originally was designed as a weapon against organized-crime hoodlums but has been used frequently in other prosecutions. A charge under RICO would make Vick's situation significantly worse. It would make the government's case against him easier to prove, and it would increase the prison sentence Vick would face if convicted.

If there's any chance that Vick could face RICO charges, his lawyers are probably on their hands and knees begging him to plead guilty now. He may have only a day or two to decide.

 

[bromack1]

The news is saying he has till Friday....

 

[THE DRIZZY]

He may as well since everybody else involved took deals.

 

[Brother Blues]

Life as he knew it,is over....

 

[LSN]

Damn I bet a bunch of dudes is already rocking 'Free Mick Vick' shirts in Atlanta...

 

[Leeeeeee]

Niggas better learn....Federal Court ain't like state court....ain't none of that you plead guilty and this is what you get.

The best they can do is tell him about what the range is and the judge can hit him anywhere in that range. I've seen niggas get weak in the knees and cry like a bitch. And they was big ballas, or so they said.

 

[Sango]

Man that RICO charge is nothing to fuck with....

 

[gman2k4]

All that goddamn money, fame, etc and this ninja wanna risk it all by fighting some fucking dogs...

 

[LongJohnJayDEE]

All that goddamn money, fame, etc and this ninja wanna risk it all by fighting some fucking dogs...

Yeah Vick Is Stupid.

 

[outlaw]

Yeah Vick Is Stupid.

yup. I thought it was just Marcus

 

[geckosticky1]

Are any of you aware or the fact that we are watching a modern day lynching??? I'll drop some names to let you see what I'm talking about. Paris Hilton, Martha Stewart, the list goes on but does anybody else see what I'm talking about.


Don't turn your back on Black. Dog fighting may not be cool but Black people need a OJ verdict out of this shit. Barry Bonds will be fucked with a lot harder in the coming future. Stand up don't sell out is all I'm saying.

 

[sigma_blu_phi_1914]

All that goddamn money, fame, etc and this ninja wanna risk it all by fighting some fucking dogs...

COSIGN!!!

 

[Swole718]

Life as he knew it,is over....

yep, pretty much!



so let me get this straight Mike, you're worth 100+ MILLION and you'd risk it all to finance an interstate dog fighting group instead of...

a) paying about 20 top notch hoes to come through and fight over who gets to get run through by the crew first

or

b) giving back to where it all began for you and have them name a city after you

or

c) see A




life is about choices and I can see from the one you made you're not too bright

Don't turn your back on Black. Dog fighting may not be cool but Black people need a OJ verdict out of this shit.

fuck that nigga! he knew right from wrong. ain't NOOOOOOOOO sympathy coming from this way

 

[bromack1]

Are any of you aware or the fact that we are watching a modern day lynching??? I'll drop some names to let you see what I'm talking about. Paris Hilton, Martha Stewart, the list goes on but does anybody else see what I'm talking about.


Don't turn your back on Black. Dog fighting may not be cool but Black people need a OJ verdict out of this shit.

Paris Hilton and Martha Stewart both went to jail..... so whats your point????...

As far as the OJ verdict is concerned..... Vicks best move is to not even take these charges to trial....again.... whats your point??????

 

[sagelike]

Are any of you aware or the fact that we are watching a modern day lynching??? I'll drop some names to let you see what I'm talking about. Paris Hilton, Martha Stewart, the list goes on but does anybody else see what I'm talking about.

Really I don't care about them. Realistically the Feds aren't just taking down black people.

Personally I have no sympathy for this dude. How in the hell I can stay out of the news and out of trouble and this brother can't. I got more to gain and less to lose than him and I don't get myself in trouble. I follow the rules and try to live an honest life. This brother with all his opportunity afforded to him can't stay out the news.

And you know what when he gets out, he still will be in a better position than I will ever be. Not hatin', just saying. All that opportunity you just squandered and for what, dog fighting......what a fucking moron.

 

[Elemental]

This is a case of a brother not tending to his business. The Kennels are his, he left that business to his cousin...........This cat had not been to that house in years....YEARS. This is a modern day lynching..........


Vick is stupid.......not to have cut people that are a phuckung liability to him. Point Blank, now everybody is dry snitching, and pointing at him, because the feds want his head.

 

[Tony Soprano]

Damn I bet a bunch of dudes is already rocking 'Free Mick Vick' shirts in Atlanta...

How much y'all wanna bet that these mu'fuckas are still pissed about O.J. Simpson & Ray Lewis getting off, that they're using Vick as a scapegoat?

 

[divine]

Some of you people hate yourselves (Black) so much, you cant see beyond your limited logic.

This is a pretty good example of a modern day lynching. THEY ARE GOING AFTER VIC FOR VIOLATION OF THE RICO ACT! Come on (are you kidding me).. they know this bullshit dog fighting charge is nonsense so they making up shit!

How many of you actually knew that Dog Fighting is ONLY a misdemeaner in 2 states? How is it a "federal" offense if its not a felonly in all 50 states? So if Vic was in Idaho or Wyoming, he'd just get a few months probabtion?

Look, I know most of you hate yourselves, but try to look at all these bogus charges they are trying to "find".. trying to get him to plead guilty by threatening more bogus charges.

Damn I wish Johnny Cochoran was still alive....

 

[geckosticky1]

Paris Hilton and Martha Stewart both went to jail..... so whats your point????...

As far as the OJ verdict is concerned..... Vicks best move is to not even take these charges to trial....again.... whats your point??????

My point is that this is a Black Man under white scrutiny and that this is just the beginning. I'm not screaming that he's innocent but a lot of you need to back up and look at this shit on a larger level. I admit he fucked up and deserves some kind of punishment for being involved in some dumb shit like this but come on Black people we really can't be putting our own out on the gallows like this thread is demonstrating.

 

[THE DRIZZY]

Damn I wish Johnny Cochoran was still alive....

I do to.

 

[bromack1]

Some of you people hate yourselves (Black) so much, you cant see beyond your limited logic.

This is a pretty good example of a modern day lynching. THEY ARE GOING AFTER VIC FOR VIOLATION OF THE RICO ACT! Come on (are you kidding me).. they know this bullshit dog fighting charge is nonsense so they making up shit!

How many of you actually knew that Dog Fighting is ONLY a misdemeaner in 2 states? How is it a "federal" offense if its not a felonly in all 50 states? So if Vic was in Idaho or Wyoming, he'd just get a few months probabtion?

Look, I know most of you hate yourselves, but try to look at all these bogus charges they are trying to "find".. trying to get him to plead guilty by threatening more bogus charges.

Damn I wish Johnny Cochoran was still alive....

yes... this is a possible "RICO" case.

Mike Vick bought the house, Mike Vick had a Dog Breeders Licenese, Mike Vick provided money to buy dogs, and Mike Vick was seen at some dog fighting events. There is no way you can dodge a "RICO" charge with all that evidence against you. A "convienent" memory is not gonna help. He's better off accepting a plea bargain instead of going into trial. The Feds will really hammer him and he could risk even more time in jail.

Mike Vick is using Billy Martin a well known african american criminal defense attorney out of Washington D.C.

Besides, Jamal Lewis of the Ravens was found guilty of conspiracy and all he did was take a few phone calls and provide some money for some cocaine sales.

 

[slam]

but come on Black people we really can't be putting our own out on the gallows like this thread is demonstrating.

could it b 80% of cats responding is white.....

things that make u go hhhmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

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[bromack1]

My point is that this is a Black Man under white scrutiny and that this is just the beginning. I'm not screaming that he's innocent but a lot of you need to back up and look at this shit on a larger level. I admit he fucked up and deserves some kind of punishment for being involved in some dumb shit like this but come on Black people we really can't be putting our own out on the gallows like this thread is demonstrating.

Sure.... I'll look at from a much larger level when I have a multi-million dollar bank account too...

Until then, the only problem I see is that Vick made some "stupid" decisions... and now he's gonna have to face the music.

Thats why you have to understand...... just because you got a whole lot of money, doesn't mean you're "smart" too.

 

[SITHAVENGER]

This shit is getting and has gotten utterly insane. But Ron Mexico was a damn fool for fucking around with dog fighting shit. Rico, conspiracy, everyone turning state, he selling keys of coke also? Stay tuned shit is going to get crazier see below. I hate to quote faux news, but motherfuckers in the pen are fucking with this nigga damn.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293268,00.html

South Carolina Inmate Hits Michael Vick With '$63,000,000,000 Billion Dollar' Lawsuit Alleging Al Qaeda Ties
Tuesday , August 14, 2007

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.

Jonathan Lee Riches filed the handwritten complaint over "theft and abuse of my animals" on July 23 in the U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va.

Riches alleges that Vick stole two white mixed pit bull dogs from his home in Holiday, Fla., and used them for dogfighting operations in Richmond, Va. The complaint goes on to allege that Vick sold the dogs on eBay and “used the proceeds to purchase missiles from the Iran government.”

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.

FOXNews.com attempted to contact Vick, but neither he nor his spokesman could be reached for comment.

Vick's attorneys, meanwhile, are negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors before new dogfighting charges are filed next week, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

• Click here for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution story.

No plea agreement involving Atlanta Falcons quarterback Vick has been filed, according to the court clerk, FOX News has learned.

Vick was accused of being involved in a dogfighting ring called "Bad Newz Kennels" run on property he owned in Surry County, Va. In late July, Vick pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities, and conspiring to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture in a Richmond, Va., court.

Vick could reach an agreement ahead of new charges expected to come down next week after two more of Vick's three co-defendants prepare to enter guilty pleas later this week. By reaching a plea agreement, Vick could avoid any additional charges.

FOX News' Ian McCaleb contributed to this report.

 

[bromack1]

This shit is getting and has gotten utterly insane. But Ron Mexico was a damn fool for fucking around with dog fighting shit. Rico, conspiracy, everyone turning state, he selling keys of coke also? Stay tuned shit is going to get crazier see below. I hate to quote faux news, but motherfuckers in the pen are fucking with this nigga damn.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293268,00.html

South Carolina Inmate Hits Michael Vick With '$63,000,000,000 Billion Dollar' Lawsuit Alleging Al Qaeda Ties
Tuesday , August 14, 2007

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.

Jonathan Lee Riches filed the handwritten complaint over "theft and abuse of my animals" on July 23 in the U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va.

Riches alleges that Vick stole two white mixed pit bull dogs from his home in Holiday, Fla., and used them for dogfighting operations in Richmond, Va. The complaint goes on to allege that Vick sold the dogs on eBay and “used the proceeds to purchase missiles from the Iran government.”

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.

FOXNews.com attempted to contact Vick, but neither he nor his spokesman could be reached for comment.

Vick's attorneys, meanwhile, are negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors before new dogfighting charges are filed next week, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

• Click here for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution story.

No plea agreement involving Atlanta Falcons quarterback Vick has been filed, according to the court clerk, FOX News has learned.

Vick was accused of being involved in a dogfighting ring called "Bad Newz Kennels" run on property he owned in Surry County, Va. In late July, Vick pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities, and conspiring to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture in a Richmond, Va., court.

Vick could reach an agreement ahead of new charges expected to come down next week after two more of Vick's three co-defendants prepare to enter guilty pleas later this week. By reaching a plea agreement, Vick could avoid any additional charges.

FOX News' Ian McCaleb contributed to this report.

I posted that same article here on BGOL over 2 weeks ago.... so its kinda "old" news ... It was taken from the Atlanta Journal..........

 

[THE DRIZZY]

...... just because you got a whole lot of money, doesn't mean you're "smart" too.

 

[geckosticky1]

It hurts my heart that from the responses I've seen yall don't realize that this truly is the straw that's gonna break the camel's back. It's not cool that you want to look at Vick's money and throw his ass under a bus. Think of all the incarcerated Brothers serving time that don't have his money for committing crimes far less than this. I'm not an innocent and neither are any of you condemning this man. My question to you is this: What happens when he gets a fine and a 4 year sentence for being Black when whites say fuck the same laws and get slaps on the wrist? Do black people really hate one another this much because of money and the pursuit of whiteness?

 

[pike]

Some of you people hate yourselves (Black) so much, you cant see beyond your limited logic.

This is a pretty good example of a modern day lynching. THEY ARE GOING AFTER VIC FOR VIOLATION OF THE RICO ACT! Come on (are you kidding me).. they know this bullshit dog fighting charge is nonsense so they making up shit!

How many of you actually knew that Dog Fighting is ONLY a misdemeaner in 2 states? How is it a "federal" offense if its not a felonly in all 50 states? So if Vic was in Idaho or Wyoming, he'd just get a few months probabtion?

Look, I know most of you hate yourselves, but try to look at all these bogus charges they are trying to "find".. trying to get him to plead guilty by threatening more bogus charges.

Damn I wish Johnny Cochoran was still alive....

cosign. all of these blacks lining up to put a young brother down. That white preachers wife killed her husband and she wasnt vilified like this. Now al sharpton and freaking russell simmons didnt support vick. I'm sorry but I am ashamed to be black. seeing all these simps cosining on this high tech lynching.

 

[divine]

I learned a long time ago that there is a difference between a Black man and a nigga.


"Every brother aint a brother cause of color.. a black hand squezed on Malcolm X the man... the shootin' of Huey Newton, by the hand of a nigga who pulled the trigga"- Chuck D

cosign. all of these blacks lining up to put a young brother down. That white preachers wife killed her husband and she wasnt vilified like this. Now al sharpton and freaking russell simmons didnt support vick. I'm sorry but I am ashamed to be black. seeing all these simps cosining on this high tech lynching.

 

[geckosticky1]

I learned a long time ago that there is a difference between a Black man and a nigga.


"Every brother aint a brother cause of color.. a black hand squezed on Malcolm X the man... the shootin' of Huey Newton, by the hand of a nigga who pulled the trigga"- Chuck D

It's good to see somebody's on the same page.

 

[Noketown]

could it b 80% of cats responding is white.....

things that make u go hhhmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

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I'm glad someone else noticed this...Certain post brings out the whiteys on this board...This is a true modern day lynching and as long as white folks keep doing what they do I will continue to pull the race card

____________________

 

[x701x]

gents.....for fuck's sake, ease up on throwing the word "lynch" around!

"Modern Day Lynching"
"High Tech Lynching"

This is not in any way related to lynching...worst case scenario, yo boy's not playing football....lose endorsements...spend some time in the klink.....that's it.


WHEN YOU'RE LYNCHED, YOU DIE.

 

[geckosticky1]

gents.....for fuck's sake, ease up on throwing the word "lynch" around!

"Modern Day Lynching"
"High Tech Lynching"

This is not in any way related to lynching...worst case scenario, yo boy's not playing football....lose endorsements...spend some time in the klink.....that's it.


WHEN YOU'RE LYNCHED, YOU DIE.

Ignorance in regards to your mentality is a word wasted on you.

 

[bromack1]

cosign. all of these blacks lining up to put a young brother down. .

And many of Mike Vicks fans are extremely disappointed in this whole thing. I've personally been a fan of Mike Vick since he was at Virginia Tech.

Mike Vick was the reason a lot of Atlanta Falcons fans actually started buying season tickets.

Vick has let down a lot of people over this. Mike Vick had a legion of fans amongst the school kids here in Atlanta both black and white. But more importantly, the owner Arthur Blank believed in him enough to offer him a 100 million dollar contract. Mr Blank was just as big a Mike Vick fan, if not bigger than anyone else here in Atlanta.

Its a shame that some of "us" are choosing to imply that blacks who don't support Vick in his stage of crises are selling the guy out. Perhaps you should see it from our point of view. We feel terribly let down and disappointed that he would become associated with something so inexcusable.

I don't know if you re-call, but last year on this very board, there were many Mike Vick haters that bashed him week after week. There were even some that wanted him removed as starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons. Interestingly, none of those people were called sellouts or any other of the "slurs" used when one black person disagrees with another.

Last year, I supported Vick through thick and thin. However, this pretty much finishes it for me and many others. There is no reasonable excuse for this type of behavior. At the end of the day, Mike Vick is responsible for what Mike Vick does. Like my own mother would tell me, you make your bed... then you have to lie in it...case closed.

I wish him well and I look forward to seeing him play in another city next year.

 

[elchoccolatte]

I just don't understand WHY???



Like he didnt have anything more constructive to do... DUMBASS, Now he'll figure all that out when he's in the State Penn, Gettin "SACKED"