Judge orders $2M restitution for dogfighting
A federal judge in Alabama ordered participants in a high-stakes dogfighting operation to pay a record $2 million in restitution for their animals’ care.
Prosecutor says dogfighting sentences send warning
Investigators in the nation’s second-largest dog fighting bust said defendants’ stiff sentences should send a message that the cruel spectacles will not be tolerated.
2 more to plead guilty to dog fighting in Ala.
An Auburn man accused of organizing high-stakes dog fights in Alabama is scheduled in federal court to enter a guilty plea.
One plans to plead guilty in Ala. dog fighting case
One of the 14 people charged in connection with a multi-state dog fighting investigation has filed notice that he plans to plead guilty.
Dog-fighting defendants plead not guilty
MONTGOMERY — A detective investigating a multi-state dog fighting case said each side usually bet $20,000 to $40,000 on a match and more than $100,000
Dog fighting crackdown nets 12 arrests in four states
An investigation into organized dog fighting and gambling in the Southeast resulted in 12 arrests and the seizure of 367 pits bulls in one of the nation’s largest crackdowns on the bloody exhibitions.