Basically, everything after his criminal proceedings and his dismissal from the NFL is just dogpiling now.*
The Star: Royal Bank sues Michael Vick over loan
CP: Michael Vick tests positive for marijuana; judge imposes tighter restrictions
The Star: Royal Bank sues Michael Vick over loan
The legal woes of former NFL superstar quarterback Michael Vick took an unexpected Canadian twist today as the country's biggest financial institution, the Royal Bank of Canada revealed in court documents it's suing the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback for more than US$2.3 million.
The Toronto-based bank, which also does business in the U.S. South under its RBC Centura banner, is arguing that Vick's guilty plea on federal dogfighting charges and the resulting impact on his career have prevented him from repaying money he borrowed.
Vick borrowed $2.5 million from the Royal's private banking arm in January, with plans to use the money for real estate investments, the Toronto-based bank said in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newport News, Va.
CP: Michael Vick tests positive for marijuana; judge imposes tighter restrictions
The disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback tested positive for marijuana earlier this month, a violation of the conditions of his release as he awaits sentencing in federal court on a dogfighting charge that already jeopardizes his freedom and career.
Now, he's incurred the ire of the judge who could sentence him to up to five years in prison in the dogfighting case. On the day of Vick's guilty plea, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson warned that he wouldn't be amused by any additional trouble.
20 years from now, his senate confirmation hearings probably won't go very smoothly.
*I couldn't help myself, and no, I'm not sorry.
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This is by no means meant to be taken as a defense of Michael Vick's actions. Players in the NFL have been charged with assaulting their wives and/or abusing and abandoning their children and nothing this reactionary has ever happened to them. While we may applaud the NFL and the authorities for dealing swiftly with a person who acted as though they were above the law and engaged in heinous behavior, the whole system needs to give its collective head a shake and when the rattling dies down start readjusting their priorities. While your prescient comment about (Mr.?) Vick's possible future career path is both humorous and entirely plausible it also points out that notoriety is as valuable as a reputation of merit in the US celebrity marketplace these days. Much as it pains me to agree I suspect that his biography will be entitled - "Getting to the Top The Hard Way".
'Nuff said?
Probably not.
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