Mining trainer Rick Dane Jr becomes the latest of trainers, veterinarians and others to be indicted in a federal investigation into racehorse doping to plead guilty in court. federal court on Thursday, and was ordered to pay a judgment in the money of $33,912.
Dane accepted a government plea agreement on Friday, February 11, and changed his plea from not guilty to guilty.
The agreement was made between Dane, his attorney, United States Attorney Damian Williams, and United States District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil.
Several of the defendants who initially pledged not guilty and are awaiting trial have changed their pleas, including Jorge Navarro, Kristian Rhein, Jordan Fishman, Marcos Zulueta and Christopher Oakes, who, like Dane, is a trainer. reindeer racers. Dane’s New Jersey Horse Racing license was revoked in March 2020, two days after the indictment was announced.
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