But his lawyer, and he, LIED. The office, the maypr & the chief ALL called it a deal. (Reply #24)

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Fri Mar 29, 2019, 08:13 AM

oldsoftie (11,666 posts)

24. But his lawyer, and he, LIED. The office, the maypr & the chief ALL called it a deal.

There's no other way to view it. Do community service (joke; 16 hrs) give us 10000.00 & we'll drop the charges. Thats a DEAL

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Chicago sends letter trying to recoup $130K from Jussie Smollett [View all]	former9thward	Mar 2019	OP
Isn't that offering to let him buy his way out of being prosecuted for a crime?	Mr.Bill	Mar 2019	#1
He already bought himself out of what he was originally charged with.	former9thward	Mar 2019	#3
But they are specifically saying he	Mr.Bill	Mar 2019	#4
To me, also.	Harker	Mar 2019	#6
Chicago politics is corrupt as hell.	christx30	Mar 2019	#28
He should be responsible to pay the bill. Dont think he should be in jail, but he should have to pay	Pisces	Mar 2019	#12
Sounds like it	Mario Luigi	Mar 2019	#32
Everything about this case stinks n/t	Devil Child	Mar 2019	#2
I definitely think we don't have the whole story here.	Mr.Bill	Mar 2019	#5
Agreed. Who the hell knows what really happened?	gldstwmn	Apr 2019	#36
Isn't this why Avenatti is in trouble?	unc70	Mar 2019	#7
No it is nothing of the sort	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#8
Of course there is the possibility that he is totally innocent. Which I don't see expressed much.	LiberalLovinLug	Mar 2019	#9
He had the option of refusing the plea deal and going to trial	rocktivity	Mar 2019	#10
His lawyer says there was no plea deal. They dropped the charges. n/t	pnwmom	Mar 2019	#17
Why did he forfeit his bail?	former9thward	Mar 2019	#19
In EXCHANGE for dropping the charges	rocktivity	Mar 2019	#21
His lawyer says otherwise. So does the Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.	pnwmom	Mar 2019	#22
The Kim Foxx who took a call	exboyfil	Mar 2019	#26
But his lawyer, and he, LIED. The office, the maypr & the chief ALL called it a deal.	oldsoftie	Mar 2019	#24
I have common sense and no he faked it.	Pisces	Mar 2019	#13
Really? How much possibility do you give it? Why havent the "attackers" been charged?	oldsoftie	Mar 2019	#25
His side of the story never really came out.	gldstwmn	Apr 2019	#37
I agree. The media wanted this to be the the other side of the Trump Catholic school boys story.	kcr	Apr 2019	#53
Turns out that the prosecution has 3 years in which to refile charges. Because there was no trial...	AKing	Mar 2019	#11
It doesn't seem like the prosecutors want to do that	ripcord	Mar 2019	#14
Jeopardy attaches when a jury is empaneled.	clementine613	Mar 2019	#16
This whole thing has stunk from the beginning	bitterross	Mar 2019	#15
So how much are they going to spend to prosecute him?	LiberalFighter	Mar 2019	#18
Nothing.	former9thward	Mar 2019	#20
Good. Make him pay for the wasted hours spent by the force investigating a fake crime.	oldsoftie	Mar 2019	#23
There is literally ZERO legal evidence this was a crime	obamanut2012	Mar 2019	#30
The city says the evidence is overwhelming. They cut a deal with a famous guy.	oldsoftie	Mar 2019	#31
Charges were dropped	obamanut2012	Apr 2019	#40
Yes. As i said, they made a deal with a famous rich guy. We'll drop charges & keep your 10K	oldsoftie	Apr 2019	#41
Exactly. Asking people involved in criminal cases	gldstwmn	Apr 2019	#38
He has probably zapped his movie/TV career	Submariner	Mar 2019	#27
The sad thing is, there will be plenty of people who will push for him to stay on Empire.	oldsoftie	Apr 2019	#42
Then they need to charge him and try him -- this is a shakedown	obamanut2012	Mar 2019	#29
yea everything about this approach reeks of thuggish methods	onetexan	May 2019	#56
Mystery Solved: Smollett is NOT a first offender	rocktivity	Apr 2019	#33
The city is also pissed that he keeps walking around proclaiming total innocence & exoneration.	oldsoftie	Apr 2019	#43
Rahm '16 shot and a cover-up' Emanuel sent letter to recoup.	Stellar	Apr 2019	#34
Except he wasn't convicted of anything...	gldstwmn	Apr 2019	#35
This is a civil lawsuit.	former9thward	Apr 2019	#39
I didn't realize that this was already a lawsuit	gldstwmn	Apr 2019	#44
It is not a lawsuit yet but soon will be.	former9thward	Apr 2019	#46
I see. This whole case is such a mess.	gldstwmn	Apr 2019	#47
Chum in the waters...	LanternWaste	Apr 2019	#45
UPDATE: Smollet DA Kim Foxx Subpoenaed	rocktivity	Apr 2019	#48
Does the Chicago Police sue to recoup costs on all false reports?	Blue_Tires	Apr 2019	#49
lol..	Fix The Stupid	Apr 2019	#50
You're so adorable when you try to call me out...	Blue_Tires	Apr 2019	#51
You still got nothin'?	Blue_Tires	Apr 2019	#52
UPDATE: Smollet Contract Suspended for Empire Season 6	rocktivity	May 2019	#54
This message was self-deleted by its author	rocktivity	May 2019	#55
2/2020 UPDATE: Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago	rocktivity	Feb 2020	#57

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