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Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing
Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief admitted to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities announced. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 63, pleaded guilty to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. According to the guilty plea, federal agents began investigating Moorefield’s connections to dogfighting after officers from Anne Arundel County Animal Control responded to a rep…

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Man Booking Deadly Dogfights In Maryland Admits To Operating Enterprise: Feds Man Booking Deadly Dogfights In Maryland Admits To Operating Enterprise: Feds
Man Booking Deadly Dogfights In Maryland Admits To Operating Enterprise: Feds The Maryland man who operated the "Razor Sharp Kennels" dogfighting enterprise is facing decades in prison, according to federal authorities. Mario Flythe, 50, of Glen Burnie, pleaded guilty on Tuesday and admitted to training dogs with treadmills, weighted collars, and fed them animal steroids as part of his operation. As part of his guilty plea, Flythe also admitted that he was affiliated in the same dogfighting ring with Frederick Douglas Moorefield, Jr., breeding the dogs at his home and training them for years. Moorefield, a Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, and C…

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Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring
Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring A 45-year-old Stafford man has been convicted for his role in an animal fighting ring in the DMV for five years, federal officials said. Mark Joseph Rodriguez, aka “Slow Poke,” and co-conspirators from the region used a messaging app that they called "The DMV Board" or "The Board" to discuss training fighting dogs, exchange videos about dogfighting, and arrange and coordinate dog fights, out of view of law enforcement, Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said. Members of the DMV Board also used the app to compare methods of killing dogs that lost f…

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by Cecilia Levine