LATEST NEWS:
July, 8 2008

Imprisoned Quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection

Vick filed Chapter 11 papers in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News on Monday. The seven largest creditors listed in the court papers are owed a total of about $12.8 million. Vick is serving a 23-month prison sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., after pleading guilty last year to bankrolling a dogfighting ring. He was subsequently suspended indefinitely without pay and lost all his major sponsors, including Nike. He also faces state charges related to dogfighting.The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback "will seek to rebuild his life and career" upon his release, according to the filings. .

Atlanta Honor Killing

Chaudhry Rashid, 54, of Jonesboro, an Atlanta suburb, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon to face murder charges in the death of Sandeela Kanwal, according to court records.He was arrested early Sunday, after his wife called police at about 2 a.m. She reported that she had been awakened by screaming but couldn't understand the language, a Clayton County police report said. She said she was afraid and left the house to call police.Officers found Kanwal dead in an upstairs bedroom of the home, according to the police report

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