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Jussie Smollett could face more than a decade in prison
Washington Examiner ^ | 1/20/ 2019 | Jerry Dunleavy

Posted on 02/21/2019 4:38:32 AM PST by traderrob6

Under Illinois state law, filing a false police report is a Class 4 felony which carries a sentence of one to three years in prison.

•Mailing threatening communications — If federal investigators believe Smollett was involved with mailing himself the threatening letter, then it is possible that he could be charged with mailing threatening communications, which consists of “knowingly so depositing or causing to be delivered ... any communication … addressed to any other person and containing any threat to injure the person of the addressee or of another” and can result imprisonment of up to five years.

•Additional federal charges related to hoax threats (up to five years in prison), conspiracy (up to five years in prison), and obstruction of justice (with a variety of penalties) could all also potentially come into play if Smollett is determined to have carried out the mail threat hoax too.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: empire; fraud; hoax; jail; jussie; smollett
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To: traderrob6

He’ll get nothing in the way of any punishment. What he will get is: lauded by the leftist media, victim status, Hollywood awards, and a speaking engagement at the DNC convention.


41 posted on 02/21/2019 5:57:36 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: JohnEBoy

10 CPD Detectives were assigned to this HOAX! I want the price tag for all of it. This Phony, Fake, Fraudster needs to reimburse double the amount it cost Chicago. Not to mention ALL of the other cases ignored because of this HOAX.


42 posted on 02/21/2019 5:59:50 AM PST by LeonardFMason
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To: traderrob6
All he has to do is change his name to Hillary and claim he didn't "intend" to break the law and he'll get off scot-free.

He'll get what's referred to in this country as the "I'm a progressive liberal down for the cause" legal system.

Kind of like sharia law, separate and different from the normal U.S. legal system.

Only dispensed to those who the democRATS deem beneficial to their agenda.

43 posted on 02/21/2019 6:00:34 AM PST by HotHunt (Reagan was good but TRUMP IS GREAT!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

He will get time-served.


44 posted on 02/21/2019 6:05:38 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: traderrob6

I’ll be surprised if he serves 6 months.


45 posted on 02/21/2019 6:11:42 AM PST by mykroar (Congratulations President Trump)
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To: traderrob6

This isn’t his first rodeo or the first time he has lied to LEO
Will it factor into whatever sentence he receives? Hope so :)

https://fox8.com/2019/02/20/jussie-smollett-charged-with-giving-police-false-information-in-previous-case/


46 posted on 02/21/2019 6:12:09 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: JohnEBoy
3. 200 hours community service working in local emergency rooms, so he can see real victims that the police couldn’t help because they were wasting manpower chasing down his lies.

He's obviously a lib, you think he'd care?

47 posted on 02/21/2019 6:12:47 AM PST by mykroar (Congratulations President Trump)
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To: dead
If he got them to write and send the threat, they've got bigger problems.

They've turned state's evidence early, which will mitigate the worst for them.

As an aside, I couldn't help but thinking what dim bulbs they must be when I saw the video of them buying the uniforms for Jesse's skit. Each has his red hat, face mask, etc. neatly folded in front of him, as if each was going down the list and they were going to pay for them separately. Gee... did they each buy half a rope?

If I were doing something like that, I'd have bought a whole bunch of unrelated crap, mixed the whole mess into a shopping cart, and had the checkout drag each item across the register scanner. The picture of them with their two stacks of gear is so stupid it almost looks staged, although I believe its real.

48 posted on 02/21/2019 6:15:54 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: traderrob6

He won’t spend any time in jail/prison. Because ‘it COULD HAVE HAPPENED’. And of course RACISM.


49 posted on 02/21/2019 6:16:46 AM PST by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

They bought the rope at one of my customers home centers in north Chicago. Crafty Beaver Home Center, an Ace hardware store has a record of them buying the rope/cloths line. They were not the smartest folks.


50 posted on 02/21/2019 6:23:59 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: traderrob6
It's who you know....You can hear the paper shuffling and the counting of the "bills"....and we're not talking legislation.

He'll get a fine and community service....which may include working on Kamila's campaign.

51 posted on 02/21/2019 6:30:56 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: traderrob6

This gay, black Trump hater will not serve any time.


52 posted on 02/21/2019 6:32:36 AM PST by gathersnomoss (Grace and Dignity Will Win The Day.)
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To: traderrob6

“... addressed to any other person...”

“OTHER” person? He sent it to himself. That’s not an OTHER person. Just wondering....


53 posted on 02/21/2019 6:35:39 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: faucetman

The “address” was Fox studios in Chicago NOT his personal home address so that could be the clincher.


54 posted on 02/21/2019 6:39:07 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: traderrob6

He won’t serve a day.

He’ll be diverted into some psych counseling program, and when rehabilitated Hollywood producers will be tripping over each other with offers.

After all the facts may be wrong, but he had the right narrative.


55 posted on 02/21/2019 6:49:37 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: traderrob6

He’ll take it over the consequences of ratting on Kamala & Booker.


56 posted on 02/21/2019 6:52:44 AM PST by avenir
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To: traderrob6

I hope they hit him hard enough to make other liar-haters think twice before pulling the same crap. We’re overdue for handing out some serious repercussions.


57 posted on 02/21/2019 7:33:37 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: traderrob6

Why not charge him with a hate crime??


58 posted on 02/21/2019 7:36:13 AM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: JohnEBoy

4. Reimbursement of cost of investigation, police, FBI and fire department response.


59 posted on 02/21/2019 7:36:20 AM PST by gunnut
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To: traderrob6

How much time will Obama and Harris get for helping to plan this scam?


60 posted on 02/21/2019 7:40:07 AM PST by politicianslie (OPTIMIST-Glass 1/2 full- PESSIMIST 1/2 empty TO ENGINEER, Glass is twice as big as it needs to be!)
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