Posted on 04/28/2006 3:11:12 PM PDT by kristinn
Edited on 04/28/2006 3:20:03 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Rush Limbaugh's attorney has issued a statement announcing a settlement of the Florida prosecutor's investigation into alleged doctor shopping by Rush Limbaugh.
Details have been read by Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. Basically, the charge of doctor shopping is dismissed, with some conditions.
In response to media and other inquiries, Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, released the following statement today concerning a settlement agreement with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office to end the investigation of Mr. Limbaugh:
"I am pleased to announce that the State Attorney's Office and Mr. Limbaugh have reached an agreement whereby a single count charge of doctor shopping filed today by the State Attorney will be dismissed in 18 months. As a primary condition of the dismissal, Mr. Limbaugh must continue to seek treatment from the doctor he has seen for the past two and one half years. This is the same doctor under whose care Mr. Limbaugh has remained free of his addiction without relapse.
"Mr. Limbaugh and I have maintained from the start that there was no doctor shopping, and we continue to hold this position. Accordingly, we filed today with the Court a plea of 'Not Guilty' to the charge filed by the State.
"As part of this agreement, Mr. Limbaugh also has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation. The agreement also provides that he must refrain from violating the law during this 18 months, must pay $30 per month for the cost of "supervision" and comply with other similar provisions of the agreement.
"Mr. Limbaugh had intended to remain in treatment. Thus, we believe the outcome for him personally will be much as if he had fought the charge and won."
The actions taken today are as follows:
-- The State Attorney has filed a single charge of doctor shopping with the Court. The charge is being held in abeyance under the terms of an agreement between the State and Mr. Limbaugh.
-- Mr. Limbaugh has filed a plea of "Not Guilty" with the Court.
The formal agreement between Mr. Limbaugh and the State Attorney will be filed with the Court on Monday. The terms of the agreement are substantively as follows:
-- Mr. Limbaugh will continue in treatment with the doctor he has seen for the past two and one half years.
-- After Mr. Limbaugh completes an additional 18 months of treatment, the State Attorney has agreed to drop the charge.
-- Mr. Limbaugh has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation.
I think you mean Buckley/Vidal. (Gore Vidal, that is.)
ML/NJ
Thanks. I was wondering when he'd be able to vote again!!
What the frell!Frell? That word makes me giggle.
I'm pretty certain it's an indication that you're dealing with a Farscape fan. They used "frell" as a generic curse word on that show.
Fox News announced the same thing.
It seems there was a warrant out for his arrest and he turned himself in....
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/4/28/182904.shtml
In response to media and other inquiries, Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, released the following statement Friday concerning a settlement agreement with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office to end the investigation of Mr. Limbaugh:
"I am pleased to announce that the State Attorney's Office and Mr. Limbaugh have reached an agreement whereby a single count charge of doctor shopping filed today by the State Attorney will be dismissed in 18 months. As a primary condition of the dismissal, Mr. Limbaugh must continue to seek treatment from the doctor he has seen for the past two and one half years. This is the same doctor under whose care Mr. Limbaugh has remained free of his addiction without relapse.
"Mr. Limbaugh and I have maintained from the start that there was no doctor shopping, and we continue to hold this position. Accordingly, we filed today with the Court a plea of 'Not Guilty' to the charge filed by the State.
"As part of this agreement, Mr. Limbaugh also has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation. The agreement also provides that he must refrain from violating the law during this 18 months, must pay $30 per month for the cost of "supervision" and comply with other similar provisions of the agreement.
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"Mr. Limbaugh had intended to remain in treatment. Thus, we believe the outcome for him personally will be much as if he had fought the charge and won."
The actions taken today are as follows:
-- The State Attorney has filed a single charge of doctor shopping with the Court. The charge is being held in abeyance under the terms of an agreement between the State and Mr. Limbaugh.
LOL! I couldn't spell "pittance" so I punted! :-)
Good job. This might need to be a live thred. The Drive-by's think they will have a field day with this. Need a truth central.
I agree.
Looks as if Rush has attended the Tom DeLay School of Dealing with Corrupt Prosecutors.
So why is he being punished if he is NOT guilty and charges dismissed?
"As part of this agreement, Mr. Limbaugh also has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation. The agreement also provides that he must refrain from violating the law during this 18 months, must pay $30 per month for the cost of "supervision" and comply with other similar provisions of the agreement.
I'm not a disrupter. Haven't I complimented you on the well put together history posts?
Just wait until next week when the DA starts leaking.
There is a chasm of difference between someone who gets addicted to prescription medication and somene who gets addicted to cocaine at a party.
Who better to take advise from on the dangers of drugs and such than from someone who has had experience with it? I used to do drugs a long time ago, and I know from experience that they are bad news.
I caught the part about a doctor monitoring him to make sure he stays clean, a $30,000 legal bill. and something about $30.00 a month for something else.
Its on cnn.com,its on lucianne and a few other websites...
They try to make that sound like a huge amount, but it works out to a little less than 3 pills every six hours -- it depends on the dosage, obviously, but that's hardly an extraordinary number of pills.
He was charged, today
This is Limbaugh granting the psycho political (Democrat) persecutor a face saving way to get out and allow him to claim "victory" on the lecture circuit while spending less money than he would have if he'd said "FU" to the guy.
These political Kommisars are so sad. They are also so dangerous.
Mine, too - but it was on the NBC Nightly News. Brian Williams interrupted and interjected that "we" had "just seen Rush Limbaugh" commenting on the Spanish version of the "Star-Spangled Banner" and "Limbaugh himself made news today when he was arrested and charged with ... " whatever he said - it wasn't "doctor-shopping".
Whatever it was will show up here someplace, if it hasn't already.
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