Tony Taylor, one of the four defendants to plead not guilty for illegal gambling and dog fighting charges in Richmond, Virginia, is ready to take a plea bargain to save his own ass and possibly burry someone else. Like say, Falcons quarterback Michael Vick perhaps?
“This could be very bad news for Vick,” said Steven D. Benjamin, a veteran criminal defense attorney from Richmond who has represented many clients before Hudson. “If he is pleading guilty, he is cooperating with the government.”
“That’s the problem with co-defendants. They are going to want to save themselves. And the government wants cooperation. And the person who cooperates first gets the biggest reward.”
Translation: The feds want the big fish named Vick and they’re ready to make it worth Taylor’s wild to talk. I agree with the criminal defense attorney in that this is only bad news for Vick. If Taylor has hard evidence that either shows Vick participated in the nonsense or at the very least was aware of what was going on, then it’s hook, line and sinker for the feds.
Update: The carney sang: Taylor pleads guilty.
