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Michael Vick is putting the blame on his family members for the results of a raid at his property in Virginia.
Police raided the property in Va. as part of a drug investigation and found dozens of dogs some injured. They also found items related to dog fighting.
Authorities found 66 dogs, most of them pit bulls, who appeared to be involved in fighting.
John Goodwin who handles dog -fighting issues for The Humane Society of America said they have received calls from people and his name has been kicked around about dog-fighting.
Goodwin also stated that they could never get a complete case on Vick before the raid, but what they found during the raid comes as no surprise.
To feed the dogs on a daily basis would cost over a $100 a day and Goodwin is asking who would be able to do that,that is related to the property.
People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals are asking Arthur Blank, Falcons owner to suspend Vick pending the investigation,and release him if he is found guilty of neglect or using the dogs for fighting.
A conviction in Virginia carries a prison sentence of five years and a $2500 fine.
Also note worthy is a statement Vick made in a 2002 Sporting News profile that he had a pit bull, that had already produced a litter and he was trying to start a breeding kennel.
Let me see, pit bull, litter,breeding kennel, his property Michael Vick.
Almost seems a bit overwhelming.

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So here we are a couple of months later,football pre season games being played and Michael Vick up against the wall looking to spend a little time behind bars instead of the football field.
All his boys have or will 'deal' to save their asses and Vick turns out to be the ass. Like the old saying goes "with friends like these who needs enemies"?
This little venture has already cost Vick untold millions, but worse than that, his reputation and self respect.
I have seen many sports super stars with their entourage in hand, take on society like the world belongs to them and only them. Would they really take a bullet for their man? Most would not and here we see a perfect example of how tight they really are. They are along for the ride and as soon as the shit hits the fan they are gone.
What is really weird is that these charges would probably have meant a couple of years behind bars and when it was over Vick would have paid them for the rest of their lives. Retirement in style, compliments of Michael Vick.
So it leads me to believe that Vick is the man in charge and his boys are saying no way I'm taking the fall for this guy,tight or not. Quite possibly Vick's show and for sure, Vick's money. Really does not look good for Vick now or in the future,what a waste of talent and humanity!

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ESPN Sports & AP
05/08/2008

RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal judge ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan.

The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge -- and the resulting impact on his career -- prevented him from repaying the loan.

According to the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Newport News, the loan's terms specify that any employment change negatively impacting Vick's income constitutes a default on the loan.

Vick is serving a 23-month prison sentence at the U.S. penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., after pleading guilty last year to bankrolling a dogfighting ring. He was subsequently suspended indefinitely without pay and lost all his major sponsors, including Nike. He also faces state charges related to dogfighting.

"The criminal charges and resulting impact on the defendant's employment ... materially affect his ability to repay the term note," the bank said in the lawsuit.

The order Wednesday from U.S. Magistrate F. Bradford Stillman requires Vick to pay $2.4 million, plus $499 in interest per day, starting Sept. 19, 2007, and the bank's attorneys' fees and costs of $11,950 plus interest.

Vick's attorneys did not immediately return phone messages seeking comment.

After the plea, the Atlanta Falcons also tried to recover about $20 million in bonuses Vick earned from 2004 to 2007. But a federal judge held that Vick is entitled to keep all but $3.75 million of the money paid to him for playing football through the 2014 season.

A default judgment for $1.08 million was also entered in January against Vick and a business partner in a lawsuit brought by Wachovia Bank over a loan for an Atlanta-area wine shop and restaurant.