The state of Virginia also prosecuted him for the same exact conduct, since there’s also a state law against it, and if convicted he could get a state sentence to be served consecutively (after he finishes his federal sentence).
Is Virginia right do this?
Is it piling on?
How does dogfighting get to be a federal crime anyway?
What part of the U.S. Constitution gives the feds this
power?
Michael Vick indictment LINK