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Take a look at the links - what you have been lead to believe is simply not true.

They were talking with the cops in Dec 2002, their information led to the arrests in Feb 2003 'way before anything came out in the media regarding Rush.

another link there is
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/rushsearch1.html

which shows the Clines involvement in the other cases - and the accurate information they gave on suppliers.

Rush was simply a side note until the Enquirer article came out in Oct.

"If that original immunity was given for busting up a different and higher level ring, how does that justify their still having immunity for extorting millions from Rush? That is a serious, serious crime,..."

True, but extortion was NEVER brought up before Lawyer Black tossed it in the hearing last monday. I believe blackmail and extorsion are Federal crimes, and the State cops could not provide any protection even if they wanted to.

... again, what you have been led to believe is not supported by the facts.

Yes, it is a crime in FL:

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Title XLVI
CRIMES Chapter 836
DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES View Entire Chapter

836.05 Threats; extortion.--Whoever, either verbally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse another of any crime or offense, or by such communication maliciously threatens an injury to the person, property or reputation of another, or maliciously threatens to expose another to disgrace, or to expose any secret affecting another, or to impute any deformity or lack of chastity to another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatsoever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened, or any other person, to do any act or refrain from doing any act against his or her will, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.--s. 42, sub-ch. 3, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2420; GS 3261; RGS 5092; CGL 7194; s. 1, ch. 57-254; s. 991, ch. 71-136; s. 1307, ch. 97-102.

The facts do support the contention of the Clines. Remember she has the CIGAR BOX OF DOOOOOOOOOOOM. The Clines have to explain the money they received from Rush, Rush needs to explain the money the Clines received from him. It may be a credibility issue. If the Cliens received the money for pills, then they can conceal more serious activity. If they received the money for extortion the jeopardize their immunity deal.

Roy Black could not make the assertion of Blackmail without the actual information to support it. The prosecutor would be able to suppress wild accusations. From the smoking gun: "The CLINES made a taped statement, provided answer machine tape recordings and electronic mail in support of their informaiton. The ClINES also provided inormation on another drug dealer from whom they obtained mos ther the drugs that they sold to LIMBAUGH. The information regarding the additional drug dealer was fully investigated, corroborated and resulted in the undercover purchase of large quantitites of the described narcotics." It seems that the Prosecutor is using an old technique. You take an informant with duboious character. A establish them with another bust. Just from this tiny snip, if the evidence on Rush paned out they had enough. Why did they streach this out? The answer is because they trying to treat Rush as a dealer. They are DESPERATE to keep Rush, deny Rush the ordinary opportunty for the diverstion program of drug court.