RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A man who sold a champion pit bull to suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting operation pleaded guilty in Virginia Wednesday to a federal dogfighting charge.
Oscar Allen entered the plea to conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce to aid in illegal gambling and to sponsor a dog in animal fighting. That's the same charge to which Vick and his three co-defendants in the Bad Newz Kennels operation pleaded guilty. Vick is expected to be sentenced in December.
The 67-year-old Allen -- who lives in the Williamsburg area -- is scheduled to be sentenced January 25, 2008. He faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. He was released until sentencing with conditions, including a prohibition on buying or selling any dogs.
Allen admitted in a statement that he sold a female pit bull named Jane in 2001 to Bad Newz Kennels in rural Surry County and traveled with Vick's dogfighting associates to Jane's fights.
Labels: Atlanta Falcons, Dog Fighting, Falcons, Michael Vick, Mike Vick
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