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. Vick, Purnell A. Peace, Quanis L. Phillips and Tony Taylor are accused of staging often-fatal dogfights since at least 2002 through their Bad Newz Kennels on Vick's property in Surry County, Va.
The four also are charged with transporting dogs across state lines for fights. Conviction on the "Travel Act" laws carries a maximum prison term of five years and a $250,000 fine. Conviction on conducting an animal-fighting venture can be punished by either a one-year sentence, a $100,000 fine or both.Another major conviction came in November 2004 in Charleston County, S.C., when David Tant received a 40-year sentence after at least 40 pit bulls were seized on his property,One of the most publicized cases in recent years goes to trial next month — 2 years and 5 months after the alleged breeding center of Floyd Boudreaux and his son Guy in Broussard, La., was raided
Louisiana state trooper thingyinson led that raid in March 2005 and alleges that Boudreaux-bred pit bull puppies sell for as much as $5,000. thingyinson also says he has raided two dogfighting operations in the last week but rarely is able to break up events in mid-fight.
"They never disclose the location until an hour or two before," thingyinson says. "It may be in a field or a warehouse. They might fight four dogs, then go to another location."
During the 20-some raids he has conducted the last three years, thingyinson says, "We've seized AK-47s, explosive devices, a kilo of crack. The drugs and weapons associated with this sport are unbelievable."
Until Vick's indictment, perhaps the most prominent dogfighting case involved the New York state prosecution of James Fricchione, known to authorities as the "Al Capone" of dogfighting.