One was described as the Al Capone of Dog fighting and lived in suburban N.
The two biggest recent busts on the dog fighting front were of white men.
He's already in jail, though, after pleading guilty to federal dog fighting conspiracy counts.
"It's about criminality - obviously there's dog fighting going on, especially around border towns, " he added.
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Mr Devine claimed that some pit bulls were being bred for use in organised dog fighting.
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Along with losing a lot of money, he lost a lot of fans through the dog fighting scandal.
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Dog fighting is illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Michael Vick's lawyers will go before a Virginia judge today to set a trial date on state dog fighting charges.
Michael Vick, convicted of charges stemming from dog fighting, was one of the more notorious crimes involving a current NFL player.
There's no way he could go through training camp and deal with this - these dog fighting - these federal dog fighting charges.
Two years ago Michael Vick sat in prison in the midst of a 21-month sentence for operating an illegal dog fighting ring.
Earlier this month in Dublin, Ireland, the star of the Gaelic football league was exposed as a director of an illegal dog fighting ring.
Three years after his 18-month incarceration for bankrolling a dog fighting ring, The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback is launching a sports clothing line called V7.
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The claim was made by a prosecution lawyer during a hearing for two Belfast brothers charged after a police investigation into animal cruelty and illegal dog fighting.
The American footballer and three others, all of whom have agreed plea deals, are accused of running an organised dog fighting operation called Bad Newz Kennels over several years.
Vick, who served a few years in prison for charges related dog fighting, is also doing work in communities around the country speaking out about the unethical treatment of animals.
The inflammatory headline was meant to make readers think that Vick has been irresponsible since rejoining the NFL after doing time in federal prison on charges related to dog fighting.
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It was the latest round of heroics for Vick who is having an MVP type year in his second season since being released from prison after his conviction of operating an illegal dog fighting ring.
When Vick's property in Virginia was raided, 54 pit bull terriers were found, some with apparent dog fighting injuries, as well as training equipment like a treadmill and a stick used to pry open dogs' jaws.
It's down to the names of dogs, to the amount of money, to dates ranging from when Michael might have been involved in dog fighting, and even the fact that he allegedly purchased a property for a dog fighting operation.
Mr. ARTHUR BLANK (Owner and CEO, Atlanta Falcons): Regardless of the outcome of this case, this issue has put a spotlight in one of those things that remains wrong in this world, the notion that anyone would participate in dog fighting is incomprehensible to me.
Police who searched his property in April allegedly found pit bull dogs and dog-fighting paraphernalia.
Michael Vick has managed to repair the damage after serving 21 months in prison for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring.
Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, and Quanis Phillips, of Atlanta, both pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sponsor a dog-fighting venture.
For the moment, fan attention is on the road to the Super Bowl on the perennially favored New England Patriots, the defending champion New Orleans Saints, the resurgent Philadelphia Eagles and their quarterback, Michael Vick, of dog-fighting infamy.
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His laundry list of bad judgment includes: a failed drug test, bankruptcy, Ron Mexico, flipping the bird at fans, getting stopped at the airport with a water bottle containing a hidden compartment that launched a classic SNL skit and of course operating an illegal dog-fighting operation.
We asked in December if Vick is once again the face of the NFL. Sponsors are starting to reengage with Vick, with a Nissan dealership and sports gear company Unequal Technologies inking the star to deals (pre dog-fighting Vick had deals with Coca-Cola, Electronic Arts, Kraft and Nike).
But this new fighting dog could fall outside the remit of current legislation.
You know, the difference is those guys were caught with a fighting dog or with one instance of attending a fight.
In a fighting dog, the quality that is prized above all others is the willingness to persevere, even in the face of injury and pain.
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