Charges: 893.13-3730 FRAUD-CONCEAL INFO TO OBTAIN PRESCRIPTION
I saved the page and pic in case it vanishes.
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.
WSBTV in Atlanta just gleefully announced that Rush Limbaugh had been arrested on drug charges. Then one of the radio stations just announced this........all after I just heard Sean talking about a settlement......what is going on??
He pleaded not guilty. If he's not guilty, he shouldn't have to pay anything.
I'm sorry, but that actually made me laugh out loud.
If I had to hazard a guess, he was probably 'arrested' based on a 'plea bargain' agreeing to the terms listed above by the OP.
Looks like most media is electing to go with him being arrested instead of going with the agreement. After all, being arrested is much more sensationalist than an agreement being reached.
Dog and pony show for jackass prosecutor and pinkos in press.
He surrenered, and when you surrender you are under arrest.
He has put in a plea of not guilty to the one charge which will be dismissed if Rush goes through 18 months of treatment.
Thanks!!!!
Atlanta local news is also reporting Rush Limbaugh was arrested.
BREAKING NEWS: Radio host Rush Limbaugh arrested on prescription fraud charges
http://www.msnbc.com
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Are we being overrun by trolls here?
See the mug shot?
Do you think he did that for fun?
He was arrested.
Thats what I want to know...For an innocent man he sure shelled out some money for this investigation...I want to know what they threatened him with if he didn't make this go away...Because it does look like the prosecution won...
Yeah, I know. But the thing that really ticks me off with these "settlements" is that a black mark that shouldn't be there will ALWAYS be there because he "settled" and he "paid money" to make it go away.
But OTOH, they failed in their primary aim, which was to get Rush jailed and off the air.
$30K may be chump change for Rush Limbaugh, but PRINCIPLE is worth far more. This case stinks and it always has.
What does Mark Levin have to say about this, I wonder?
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