Lawyer Accuses Housekeeper of Blackmailing Limbaugh

New York Times ^ | December 23, 2003 | By JIM RUTENBERG

[Agnes Heep]

Did a politically motivated posecuter offer immunity for the more significant offense of blackmail, in order to try to prosecute the lessor offense of doctor-shopping?

My thoughts exactly.

[leadpenny]

Before 7am I saw Couric on local Channel WRC4 saying she would have Limbaugh's attorney on the Today Show to talk about this. I can't bring myself to watch the Today Show. Anyone have an update on Roy Black's appearance?

[joesbucks]

Look at the statement his network made yesterday. That he never "intended to sell drugs". That was a funny way of wording it. Something like all drugs were purchased only for personal use would have been much more conclusive.

[ml/nj]

Mr. Black added that the couple went to prosecutors, who granted them immunity, and The National Enquirer only after Mr. Limbaugh, the conservative talk-radio host, stopped making payments.

Immunity from what? Can a prosecutor really grant immunity to someone for blackmail? If I were the prosecutor, I think I might be getting my own lawyer.

ML/NJ

[longtermmemmory]

six of one 1/2 dozen of the other.

however in a courtroom the rules will be different. especially this case.

[longtermmemmory]

the limited immunity was apparently granted in their drug dealing involvement with a pharmacy arrest. There apparently was no immunity in any aspect of rush's case.

Of course the maid has no immunity from the IRS.

[basil]

I was thinking more along the lines that the pharmacist would report him.