With the pre-season getting under way in the NFL, you have to figure that this time of year is especially tough on Michael Vick. Instead of being on a practice field getting ready to start another season with the Atlanta Falcons, Mike is preparing to miss another NFL season while he’s confined to a prison cell. Though with the latest news surrounding Mike’s “spiritual and financial advisor” David A. Talbot, Vick is probably spending some time wondering where his money is going at the moment.

(Not pictured: Talbot behind Vick lifting his wallet)

You see, it turns out that the man Vick tabbed to be the person to take care of his affairs while he serves his time is in a bit of hot water himself. Aside from the fact that his landlord just served him with a notice of eviction over $6,000 of unpaid rent for his New Jersey high-rise, there’s also this situation where it seems that Talbot is stealing money from his clients. Which makes you wonder why he can’t afford to pay his rent.

From PILOTONLINE.com:

The man Michael Vick picked to help him navigate bankruptcy has been accused of helping swindle more than $500,000 from church members in New Jersey.

The New Jersey Bureau of Securities filed a civil complaint Friday that accuses David A. Talbot and two other men of spending more than $500,000 from investors on themselves.

The complaint says the men appealed to investors’ religious beliefs by telling some of them the money would be used for charity, including the purchase of a church.

So instead of using the money his investors gave him to buy a church, Talbot has instead decided he’d rather use the money to give to his son, or buy electronics at Best Buy. “That 42″ plasma isn’t for my living room, it’s for the church, I swear! I mean, look at that picture. It’s as though you’re staring into the face of God himself!”

Vick did have some warning about Talbot, when the trustee in his bankruptcy proceeding, as well as the attorneys for his creditors, all objected to Mike’s hiring of Talbot (whom he pays $15,000 a month), but he went ahead and did it anyway. Why you would want to hire a guy who filed for bankruptcy protection back in 2002 as your financial advisor is beyond me, but then again, it’s Mike’s decision making skills that helped land him in prison in the first place.