Rush Limbaugh Reaches Settlement with Prosecutors - Charge Will Be Dismissed In 18 Months

Friday, April 28, 2006 | Roy Black

[kristinn]

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.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060428/nyf133.html?.v=2

[COEXERJ145]

Forum etiquette says you ping someone when you mention them by name.

Obviously, you lack the couth to do that.

[onyx]

WOO-HOO!
Your radar is in tact, Howlin.

[M. Thatcher]

And still you don't have the guts to say it to my face.

I think you're as nasty as they come.

Beneath contempt.

Fortunately, I have a much better class of friends, especially Rush, whose shoelaces you are not worthy to tie.

[Yaelle]

Is this Rush's mugshot? He looks hot. His makes DeLay's look like Nick Nolte. Rush, I'll come bust you out...

[gov_bean_ counter]

Is that you Mo?

[LS]

Hmmm, well, I'm a Ph.D. in political and economic history, and I've found his political analysis (after listening to him for 12 years) to be incredibly astute---far better than most of the Ph.D. profs with whom I work. Seems to me a pretty brilliant mind, AND a showman.

[FMBass]

For a second there I thought it was just me that thought he was a troll.

I feel better now.

[Howlin]

My grandmother always said that if you have to tell somebody how important you, you're probably not.

I think you're as nasty as they come.

Well, as I have told you many times before, I learned at the knee of a pro: you.

[saminfl]

Otherwise, Limbaugh is a fat, arrogant, abrasive, abusive, drug addicted hypocrite. Give him 5 years. You apparently are the idiot here.

Wow. I thought you would be agreeing with him.

[Coldwater Creek]

Rush can get on my nerves sometimes, but he does have a brilliant mind and is the best spinner ever made.

[onyx]

I get the impression that you are full of glee over this.

Hey, coex, can we make the Bush-bash into a Howlin bash?

[Howlin]

The Rush apologist cult getting all over you again?

Not really; some of them mistake the facts as "bashing Rush."

I like Rush; he made a mistake; now he's going to have to pay for it just like the rest of us would.

[popdonnelly]

Yes, the headline is "Rush Limbaugh arrested". Even though he voluntarily turned himself in as part of a plea deal. The media never ceases to amuse me - or anger me.

[MC Miker G]

"I don't consider pleading "not guilty" as any sort of deal. That is what an innocent person does."


Ummm... if I'm ever in trouble with the law, I want you on my jury.

[Sonar5]

I'll go one Better.

Barry Bonds
Mark McQuire
Sammy Sosa

Maybe the dem lawyer can go after these idiots when he has some free time.....

[Central Scrutiniser]

He doesn't do much for me these days, I liked him when he started, but then he lost touch with the real world we all live in and started blathering about private jets, his driver, golf, cigars, dinner with Buckley, just came off as a pompous bore.

[ottersnot]

Rush Limbaugh NOT GUILTY

Take your smack down medicine donkey DU Trolls. BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Yes, I am gloating.

bwhahahahaha

[Afronaut]

Good luck Rush, hope you can get some help with your addiction.

[Howlin]

LOL!

[MHGinTN]

I love the smellof ZOT in the cool evening! KUDOS to our fearless leader at FR.