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Michael Vick to Spend Two Years in Federal Prison
December 10, 2007 : 6:36 PM
Despite supportive phone calls for Vick from Hank Aaron and George Foreman, judge still hands down harsh sentence
By Jon Dunn, Best Friends Animal Society Staff
The now $100 million dollars poorer Michael Vick could probably hear his football career slipping into oblivion Monday morning in a Virginia courtroom. Vick already knows what prison feels like, having voluntarily started his sentence early, and he will get to know the four walls of his cell very well over the next 23 months.
Judge Henry E. Hudson lived up to his reputation for being tough, when he verbally admonished Vick in the courtroom despite Vick's admission of guilt and the calls and letters from famous supporters who asked the judge to show leniency. Hudson told Vick that he was unsure as to whether the former football star had indeed accepted responsibility. He cited Vick’s drug use even after he was charged, and how he lied about it once he was caught on a drug test.
Among those who spoke positively about the character of Vick were the mayor of Atlanta, former baseball slugger Hank Aaron, and boxer turned infomercial king, George Foreman.
Under Federal law, Vick will have to serve no less than 80-percent of those 23 months, even if he lives the life of a choir boy while in prison. And it may not be the only time he serves. He will face a jury of his peers in April over the state charges filed in Virginia.
Once he does finally see daylight again, Michael Vick will have a long road back. Two homes, one in Atlanta and the other in Virginia are both on the market. The proceeds from both houses will go to pay off the massive amount of debt he finds himself in. The Atlanta Falcons football team want to see some bonus money back, and he owes about five million dollars total to two different banks for loans.
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