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Dog-fighting NFL star faces jail | Dog-fighting NFL star faces jail |
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National Football League star Michael Vick has been warned he could face five years in jail, after formally admitting his part in a dog fighting operation. | National Football League star Michael Vick has been warned he could face five years in jail, after formally admitting his part in a dog fighting operation. |
The Atlanta Falcons quarterback will be sentenced on 10 December, and District Judge Henry Hudson warned that he was not bound by sentencing guidelines. | The Atlanta Falcons quarterback will be sentenced on 10 December, and District Judge Henry Hudson warned that he was not bound by sentencing guidelines. |
"You'll have to live with whatever decision I make," the judge said. | "You'll have to live with whatever decision I make," the judge said. |
Vick, 27, was accused of helping to run an interstate operation known as Bad Newz Kennels from 2001 to April 2007. | Vick, 27, was accused of helping to run an interstate operation known as Bad Newz Kennels from 2001 to April 2007. |
Prosecutors said the dogs sometimes fought to the death and underperforming animals had been shot, drowned, hanged, electrocuted or killed by being slammed to the ground. | Prosecutors said the dogs sometimes fought to the death and underperforming animals had been shot, drowned, hanged, electrocuted or killed by being slammed to the ground. |
In a press conference after his court appearance, Vick promised to redeem himself. | |
"I want to apologise for all the things that I have done and I have allowed to happen," he said. | |
The football star signed a 10-year $130m (£65m) contract with the Falcons in 2004, but has now been suspended indefinitely without pay by the NFL. | The football star signed a 10-year $130m (£65m) contract with the Falcons in 2004, but has now been suspended indefinitely without pay by the NFL. |
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