Marty
03-20-2008, 09:30 PM
Portsmouth,VA, -- The man who ran Michael Vick's Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting operation was released from federal prison Thursday morning.
Tony Taylor was released at 8:22 a.m. Thursday morning, according to Felicia Ponce, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
She characterized his release as full term, meaning he's completed his initial sentence and did not have to go to a halfway house, but is still under supervision.
Taylor received the lightest sentence of the four men primarily involved with the operation. It was his cooperation with federal officials that led to the conviction of Vick and two other co-defendants.
Taylor was convicted on charges of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and for sponsoring a dog in an animal fighting venture.
Taylor served two months in the federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa. for his role in the operation.
Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison. He is currently incarcerated in Leavenworth, Kansas.
The other two defendants, Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips, were sentenced to 18 months and 21 months respectively, and are also both currently incarcerated. Phillips received a slightly longer sentence because he failed a drug test while awaiting trial.
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Tony Taylor was released at 8:22 a.m. Thursday morning, according to Felicia Ponce, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
She characterized his release as full term, meaning he's completed his initial sentence and did not have to go to a halfway house, but is still under supervision.
Taylor received the lightest sentence of the four men primarily involved with the operation. It was his cooperation with federal officials that led to the conviction of Vick and two other co-defendants.
Taylor was convicted on charges of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and for sponsoring a dog in an animal fighting venture.
Taylor served two months in the federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa. for his role in the operation.
Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison. He is currently incarcerated in Leavenworth, Kansas.
The other two defendants, Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips, were sentenced to 18 months and 21 months respectively, and are also both currently incarcerated. Phillips received a slightly longer sentence because he failed a drug test while awaiting trial.
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