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.
Shep Smith tonight led w/"Rush Limbaugh has been arrested...."
Like I said, dress it up however you want.
Because Rush isn't 100% BushBot.
* $30K to defray cost of the investigation
* $30/mo supervision costs
* 18 continued doctor visits...
Oh boy we have a troll guys...
Good post.
We see that Democrat prosecutors will stoop lower than an ant's belly to be able to indict or embarrass conservative Republicans.
Meanwhile, Sandy Berger gets a slap on the wrist (if that much), there is no investigation of Chuckie Schumer's aides obtaining Mr. Steele's credit report, the traitor Mary McCarthy who should have been arrested and have had her perp walk nationally televised evidently will not be charged with any crime, and there is evidently no serious investigation of the NSA leak.
What wimps Republicans are.
Sean Vanity covered up for him? No surprise there...I expect Vanity thinks he is heir apparent....but NOOOO
Who the hell are you?
Welcome to FR.....
Wow, are you a doctor? Did you attendmedical school for 4 years and then complete a 5 year residency in anesthesiology? You just made a statement of fact and I wonder where your expertise comes from?
Big hit to small government conservatives.
The DU must be having orgasms. They took down
Tom Delay and now have Limbaugh smeared for life.
HeHe,, They are even blaming Jeb Bush over at DU for the deal Rush got.
Savage jumped the gun. Savage is a real bitter man. So sad.
He's dead, Jim...
Yeah, he had little recourse but to settle with the single charge and move on. It is what everyone else has to do as well, in order to avoid a jury trial.
LOL! OK, I wanted to get in on it, too.
> You have no love for Rush do you?
He was great, truly great, vs. the clintons.
Otherwise, Limbaugh is a fat, arrogant, abrasive, abusive, drug addicted hypocrite. Give him 5 years.
Precisely.
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