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.
Thank you!
Even though my #332 was dumped, I'll count this one as a justified and bona fide IBTZ!
Like OJ and Michael Jackson...
Geez, were you sticking your tongue out when you posted that? Need a tissue?
In my own defense, I can state categorically that I have never been arrested for drug fraud.
Not "again". Same old thing from several years ago. They have just finally reached an agreement and settled the case.
What's a PM?
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but if you're sincere, I'm deeply troubled by it.
Subversive criminals like the Clintons, Sandy Burglar, Cynthia McKinney (do you have any doubt?) and other liberals far too numerous to mention skate on their crimes and make millions speaking on college campuses and appearances at Hollywood fundraisers.
Meanwhile, Republicans/conservatives dating back to Nixon are mocked, disgraced, thrown out of office or worse.
And all we can do is point with pride at how great they look in their mug shots?
Give me a break!
This is politics by prosecution pure and simple, and it isn't going to end.
Somebody in the so-called "conservative movement" had better develop a spine pretty damned soon, and they'd better learn how to play with the big boys.
This is scary.
tell Rush I think he's a good lookin dude
That's what you get for expected the media to tell the truth.
Michael Savage went orgasmic over the headline (and assumed that it meant Rush was guilty all along and continuing to abuse). Savage neglected to refer to the witchhunt that brought him down when an activist caller taunted him on his brief television show.
As somebody up the thread pointed out, this is the standard deal in Florida for a first time offender; he could have done this a long time ago. With a public defender.
(Oh boy we have a troll guys...)
Yeah, they sure are crawling out from under their rocks. Take names and kick @ss.
I love FreeRepublic, but the childish bickering that goes on here gets soooooooo old.
Two thirds of the way to a really bad butt chewing???
PR my foot. It's because he really didn't do anything wrong
I guess you're going to have to be "deeply troubled" by my post about his mug shot being as good as Tom DeLay's.
Think about it --- were it an awful mug shot, it would be even more fodder for the enemy.
But, let a known conservative try something like that...... and watch out. Terrible double standard.
but that's just South Fla.--the arm pit of the state.
Check out my post 518.
He is the leader of the new media and many of us love and respect him.
Few realize just how good he is until you sit in the air chair yourself for three hours.
You my FRiend are doctor shopping. I understand the reasoning and rationale behind it but it still doesn't negate the fact it's doctor shopping.
As one who has chronic pain I'd like to propose a better solution. Find a primary care physician you're comfortable with who can handle all of your regular stuff. I don't know if you've done the neurologist/MRI/etc. stuff but if not, you'll probably need to for documentation of what's causing the back pain. Ask your primary care physician to refer you to a pain specialist. The pain specialist will be in charge of prescribing all meds for pain.
It's the better way to go, trust me.
Those bastids. I suspected the NBC Creeps were jumping in with the arrest story, just to beat any news that Rush was innocent. Worst of it is, they don't even care if we know.
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