Mug Shot....GOSH I LOVE THIS MAN!! YOU GO RUSH!!
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.
See your PMs for more details on who I am.
The very reason why you're so often ignored here.
Typically, fittingly you, --- talk about Howlin behind her back.
No wonder Rush took the deal. He should have done it months ago.
I don't consider pleading "not guilty" as any sort of deal. That is what an innocent person does.
Mug Shot....GOSH I LOVE THIS MAN!! YOU GO RUSH!!
-/seeing humor in situation
I've been a conservative since I was fifteen I am now fifty seven. After all those years of nothing but liberal media, I will never forget the day I found Rush. I love him for that and I always will.
Actually, I think "the skunk" also wanted to get Rush off the air, either by sending him to jail or by smearing his character so badly that he could not recover.
If that was his ultimate aim, he failed, even if he can claim that he "arrested" Rush.
Walk him! Walk him!
I love it!
His is as GOOD as Tom DeLay's!
I despise rogue prosecutors. I honestly believe that prosecutorial abuse should result in life imprisonment.
Thanks for the heads up, onyx.
I suppose she's speaking from experience.
I get the impression that you are full of glee over this.
LOL...leave it to Rush fans to use his mugshot as a GLAM SHOT.
Here is the TIMLINE.Doh!
That obviously SHOULD have been:Here is the TIMELINE.
I think Howlin is as nasty as they come. Especially on this subject, which is very close to my heart. She knows very little about the legalities of Rush's situation, but that doesn't stop her from declaring idiocies about it as if from on high.
You should turn on CNN, Wolf is having a field day with it.
How's that? Stating facts is gleeful?
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