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.
Evidently, someone who disagrees with you.
You can be sure that the prosecutor had nothing. You don't let the big one get away, especially when you are a Democrat hack.
You apparently are the idiot here.
This worries me. If extraordinary pressure is brought to bear on the State Attorney, can he renege? We have seen enough malicious and politically driven investigations and prosecutions over the last few years that I don't feel comfortable taking the State Attorney's word for anything.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on prescription drug charges, law enforcement officials said.
Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant issued by the state attorney's office, said agency spokeswoman Teri Barbera.
The conservative radio commentator came into the jail at about 4 p.m. with his attorney Roy Black and was released an hour later on $3,000 bail, Barbera said.
The warrant was for fraud to conceal information to obtain prescription, Barbera said.
> Fat?
Yeah, on the radio. Can't you see? :-)
You're an ass.
Who cares what you think dumba@@
You don't need to be a Dr. to be able to hear Rush admit he was addicted to pills.
HE ADMITTED IT!!!
No, dimbulb; he's somebody who is a troll new to FR, who assume I don't like Rush because I am TALKING about the PLEA he made today.
You can be sure that the prosecutor had nothing.
Sure; that's why Rush plead out.
Well, in Florida there are no elections in off years. Only even years. I guees there are some things in 07 that he would comment on, but its not like 06 or 08
Yeah, but it's not upsetting to me that the the MSM's priorities are backwards. What is upsetting is that Republicans beginning at the top with Bush do not have the fortitude to prosecute wrongdoing by Democrats just because they are afraid of what the NY Times/ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN/NPR etc might say about them.
LOL.
Check out Democratic Underground.
They're puke'in.
It's just too funny to read.
They're wound up tight.
It seems they need to puff a little wacky terbacky to calm down.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2253404&mesg_id=2253404
Listen buddy, as someone who just signed up yesterday, I wouldn't be going where you are going if you expect to maintain posting rights. Just a heads up.
> Ah, the ramblings of people living in the past.
Conservatives prefer the best of the past. Limbaugh deserves jail time.
Jeb Bush and the Republican legislature gave us this nonsensical law that "doctor shopping" is a felony.
Now the law is being used to go after a Republican icon.
Karma is a bitch.
ML/NJ
He plead not guilty. It is up to the Prosecutor to prove otherwise. He ain't doing it.
I'm very sad over this actually. He pled out no doubt. The prosecutor can claim victory, the lunatic fringe at some of their popular places are probably beside themselves with glee. They misused the law to get another conservative. What they should understand is they are destroying this country because we will ultimatly have no faith that the law will be properly dispensed.
Jen
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