Limbaugh lawyer discussing plea bargain

CNN ^ | Dec 22, 2003

[george wythe]

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (CNN) -- As attorneys for Rush Limbaugh went to court Monday to try to keep his medical records out of the hands of Florida prosecutors, there have been negotiations on a possible plea bargain for the conservative talk show host, according to a spokeswoman for his radio network.

[jmc813]

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[IncPen]

Bellows said Limbaugh, who recently completed treatment for addiction to prescription painkillers, recognizes that he may have purchased drugs illegally under Florida law and "certainly had more pills than he could ever use

Implying that he did not take all the pills he bought.

Hmmm... do I see an amnesty give-back, perhaps?

< /sarcasm >

[MotleyGirl70]

Go bake a cake!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

According to court documents, the investigation centers on whether Limbaugh engaged in "doctor shopping" -- getting multiple prescriptions from several doctors that he could not have received from just one. That is a criminal offense in Florida.

It would be interesting to know how many "doctor shopping" prosecutions have actually been pursued.

My bet is not many.

[RonDog]

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[INSENSITIVE GUY]

If Kobie Bryant's accuser can keep her medical records secret then so should Rush Limbaugh keep his secret!I guess this is just more of that fair and equal treatment under the stupid law!(sarcasm)

[MotleyGirl70]

I need my house sided. I'll pay good money. Wanna' do it?

[Old Professer]

That boy shore went downhill after he got married.

[Orangedog]

Bellows said Limbaugh, who recently completed treatment for addiction to prescription painkillers, recognizes that he may have purchased drugs illegally under Florida law and "certainly had more pills than he could ever use."

OK, where are the people who ranted that there was no way that Rush bought drugs illegally? And certainly nowhere near the amounts that were being discussed when this story first broke.

I hope Rush has managed to kick this habbit for good this time. He won't see any jail time for this. Neither should anyone else who ends up in his situation.

[Always Right]

It would be interesting to know how many "doctor shopping" prosecutions have actually been pursued.

Maybe 5 or so, and they usually involve additional more serious chrages.

[Orangedog]

Make some popcorn too. This one should be good for about 200 posts.

[george wythe]

Mon, Dec. 22, 2003

Limbaugh attorney asks judge to keep medical records private

Rush Limbaugh was blackmailed by a former maid who later told law enforcement and a tabloid newspaper about his addiction to prescription painkillers, his attorney told a judge on Monday.

Attorney Roy Black said Limbaugh could not complain to authorities about the maid's demand for $4 million because they would use the information against him.

He argued that now prosecutors are attempting to discredit the conservative radio commentator by investigating whether Limbaugh went "doctor shopping" for prescription painkillers. Black said prosecutors violated his client's privacy when they seized medical records from his doctors in Florida and California.

But Palm Beach County prosecutors insist they need to review the records, which are sealed, to determine whether Limbaugh's doctors knew about his frequent prescriptions for painkillers, such as OxyContin and hydrocodone.

Assistant State Attorney James Martz said reviewing the records would be the only way to determine if Limbaugh withheld information from his doctors and if he violated the law.

Judge Jeffrey A. Winikoff did not say when he would decide whether the records should be unsealed.

[goldstategop]

To Marta? I can just hear his defense: "I was pussy-whipped so that's why I got addicted to painkillers!" <sarcasm

[johnb838]

I wonder if moving to Palm Beach County was a very good idea for him if he had something to hide.

[ConservativeMan55]

Thanks to RonDog for Alerting Me To This!

[Orangedog]

I can just hear his defense: "I was pussy-whipped so that's why I got addicted to painkillers!"

Roy Black doesn't get paid the big money for nothing. He might just try that one!

[Orangedog]

I wonder if moving to Palm Beach County was a very good idea for him if he had something to hide.

Doesn't seem so. Of course buying pain killers through your maid isn't a good idea either.

[george wythe]

OK, where are the people who ranted that there was no way that Rush bought drugs illegally?

On the spirit of Christmas, please forgive and forget.

I'm really saddened having my suspicions confirmed.

I hope that the New Year will be a new beginning for Rush. Despite his faults, Rush was instrumental in my politics when in college, and he moved me to the right side of the issues through his rants.

In the early 1990s, the Internet was barely beginning in those days, (Al Gore was still working on it), so talk radio was a breath of fresh air.

[Tacis]

As we, liberals everywhere, try to stick it to Rush because of his efforts to conceal his medical records from public view, we must recognize the importance of avoiding any mention of the fact that Willie the Sleaze refused to make his medical records public at any time. Of course, he was most certainly concealing his coke addiction and the many STDs he had picked up (especially some from the coworkers of Danny Williams mom) while in Moscow and while in Little Rock. Willie was running for president, not just talking on the radio. The ultra-left wing media can be relied upon to not mention anything about Willie and what he was hiding, but let's see if we can keep others from mentioning it, as well.