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A look at the dogfighting case against Michael Vick:
April 25, 2007: As part of their investigation, police raid Vick's Virginia property and find several neglected pit bulls, evidence of dogfighting.
April 28, 2007: Attending the NFL draft in New York, Vick allegedly tells commissioner Roger Goodell that his friends and family members are responsible for the dogfighting.
June 7, 2007: Federal investigators raid Vick's property.
July 17, 2007: Vick, Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips and Tony Taylor are charged by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Va., with conspiring to engage in competitive dogfighting, procuring and training pit bulls for fighting and conducting the enterprise across state lines.
July 23, 2007: Goodell orders Vick to stay away from Falcons training camp.
July 26, 2007: Vick and his co-defendants plead not guilty to the charges in the indictment.
July 30, 2007: Taylor changes his plea to guilty and agrees to fully cooperate with the government in its prosecution of Vick and the other two men.
Aug. 17, 2007: Peace and Phillips, the remaining two co-defendants, plead guilty and implicate Vick in bankrolling gambling on dogfights. One said the quarterback helped drown or hang dogs that didn't do well.
Aug. 20, 2007: Vick's lawyer says the NFL star discussed the matter with his family and decided to plead guilty. A plea hearing is set for Aug. 27.
Aug. 23, 2007: Vick signs plea agreement and statement of facts admitting to conspiracy in a dogfighting ring and helping kill pit bulls. He denied betting on the fights, only bankrolling them.
Aug. 27, 2007: Vick pleads guilty to dogfighting conspiracy, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson accepts plea.
Dec. 10, 2007: Vick's scheduled sentencing in U.S. District Court.

