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Chump Change, 9 Cars & Horses = Vick’s Financial Woes
Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is still in prison and regardless of how you try to slice up his fortune, he is still richer than most. Vick went from earning millions as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL to now earning on 12 cents an hour. His personal items have been lost through mismanagement of his fortune and in July of this year, he filed for bankruptcy protection from his creditors. While all of this is true, my heart goes out to Vick because I am one of the few who believe his case is indicative of a crazy justice system that protects animals more than it protects women. A system where a dog’s life, or shall I say, the treatment of animals takes precedence over the lives of humans. We can argue and debate the pros and cons of MIchael Vick’s case all day long, but I’ll still feel the same about the outcome of his case.
Vick’s bankruptcy filings have recently been made public and although he has been in jail since November 2007, the quarterback has managed to still spend over $17 Million dollars.
As seen below, the two-page statement lists the former football star’s payments to lawyers, relatives, and the mothers of his children. Lousy investments, security, cars, a boat, $3.5 million in “miscellaneous” transfers, and $1.1 million in checks made out to “Cash” are also memorialized in the ledger. One indication of Vick’s, um, unorthodox financial controls can be found in the recording of a $1000 check cut to his mother Brenda Boddie in October 2006. At the time, Vick gave a brief description of the payment: “chump change.” Vick’s U.S. District Court filings also included a list of the nine cars he owns: a $73,000 Land Rover is driven by his fiancee, the woman’s mother uses a 2007 Cadillac Escalade, and Vick’s brother Marcus drives a 2007 Land Rover. A 2007 Infinity is even kept in Leavenworth, Kansas–where Vick is imprisoned–for use by his fiancee, Kijafa Frink, when she visits the federal lockup. The court records also describe Vick’s financial interest in about five horses. (Source)
Superbiff
November 18, 2008 @ 11:06 pmGiven that he keeps losing personal possessions that are important to him, I was thinking of writing him to see if he’d want to buy his old VT jersey from me (game worn, signed, authenticated) that I traded my whole NFL helmet collection for and now is worth zippy..
Anyone interested? Hit me up.. hoelo@yahoo.com
ATLien
November 19, 2008 @ 6:02 pmSince it’s worth nothing…Why not just GIVE it to him?!
Kelsey
November 26, 2008 @ 9:26 pmI happen to like Michael Vick even though he made a bad decision and ruined his life. Everybody makes mistakes and are forgiven for making them Vick. He apologized for what he had done so forgive him.
ty
December 18, 2008 @ 1:23 pmi think this whole case is bullshyt… he goes through all this for some dog fighting, and the petofiles and child molesters get off with probation… and i dont even watch football or really know anything about Vick… but i know our judicial system is full of ****…
eddy
February 3, 2009 @ 12:50 amF this nig. Just a perfect example of what’s wrong with sports and it’s fans. There is no other hobby weirder. Anybody who sticks up for this terd or ever bought his merchandise is a moron. This guy is a worthless piece of trash. He can run fast so a bunch of misguided fools think he is worth millions. this loser should be put to death along with most people who watch or are involved with sports.
eddy
February 3, 2009 @ 12:53 amoh yeah. Anybody who even watches football paid Michael Vick to kill dogs.
mark
February 3, 2009 @ 11:25 amEddy-the only moron is you…Sporting in some form is a hallmark of virtually every culture on the planet once it has figured out basic subsitence…As far as Mike Vick is concerned, I think its just another example of the government’s limitless supply hypocrisy. As the feds dropped bombs on Iraqi civilians and chalked it up to “collateral damage” the same government sentances a human being to prison over some MFing dogs? I am sure the judge that night slept good after eating a big ol’ steak…Anybody who eats meat and believes there is anything intrinsically immoral with dog fighting is in fact, a moron in my book. Check the PETA website’s slaughterhouse videos if you don’t believe me. Lastly, as a black man, the most galling part of this was the fact that a Virginia judge sentanced him. I kn ow for a fact that as late as the 60’s, a black man could be killed in the Commonwealth of Virgina with not more than a yawn from the authorities. In other words, his father grew up in an era there where he enjoyed less protection as a black man than these dogs are getting today…No Eddy, the moron is the guy who thinks its OK to cage a human being over his treatment of an animal…
ATLien
February 3, 2009 @ 11:36 am*Applauding* Mark’s comment!!! He said it way better than I ever could.
mark
February 3, 2009 @ 12:45 pmThank you!
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