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.
What did you expect? It's Palm Beach County! LOL!!!
Having been in radio myself since 1976 I know you don't get 13-15 million listeners for no reason at all. There is Rush and then everyone else. Rush has probably forgotten more about broadcasting than many of those on the air today think they know. He knows all the little ins and outs and it shows day after day.
When Rush is on the air he never takes it for granted and is always "broadcasting" while others are rambling on or just talking to hear themselves talk. This guy really knows his stuff.
Most talk show hosts on the air today are all measured against his performance. Rush sets the standards for modern broadcasting. That alone say a lot.
Explain how it has 'lowered' anything.
I'd reprint some of what they wrote, but I'd get banned.
It's all sort of like,
"What $%^&$! Another &$%^*$^& walks!" %#$#$&%! It must because he's white and rich! It's Jeb's fault! ^#$&^$"
I can't stop smiling...
Why so touchy about it? It's right there in front of your face.
I actually owe Rush a huge debt of gratitude. I was one of those who was downsized in the mid 90's. Do you remember the week-long pep talk he gave to all of us? He convinced me I could do more than I thought I could. Soooo, I did it !...and have been doing it sucessfully for 10 years...in the business I love. He's got a special place in my heart forever.
S/he never explains. A drive-by dispruptor...ignore.
Still hard at work finding those quotes, Seruzawa?
But .. according to the Palm Beach papers - RUSH DID NOT COP A PLEA - HE ANSWERED A WARRANT - NOT GUILTY.
How you can come up with he copped a plea by pleading guilty to a lesser charge I don't know. Please get your facts straight before saying Rush plead guilty to a lesser charge. Your statement is totally false.
We know that. But I don't think it is smart to purport that his hearing loss was CAUSED by drug use.
How do you know that info ..??
A lawyer friend sums it up: “Not guilty, no admission of guilt. He was processed voluntarily. The prosecutor did not bring the case to a jury and in 18 months the charge (doctor shopping) is dropped. The prosecutor has made a charge. It will not be tried. In 18 months it will be dropped.”
Posted at 07:07 PM
Note: Emphasis Mine
It was on Dan Abrams.
"The State Attorney needed some cover for his screw up."
EXACTLY!!
The Judge was just on BOR calling it a huge victory for Rush. He said it was a totally political persecution by an active Gore supporter.
She "knows" because she spoke to Rush personally about it and gets the latest, best information on his legal situation. How else could she speak so authoritatively in every post?
Oh, wait, she said she "knows" because she heard some lawyer, whose name she doesn't recall, calling in with that hot tip to a cable news show.
Napolitano said it was a huge victory for Rush especially since he has to do his rehab with the doctor who supposedly overprescirbed him to begin with.
BOR was trying to poo-poo Rush's victory and spin it as a bad day for Rush. Funny, aren't they on at the same time? I would love the see BOR's numbers, can you say tank.
Whether you think so or not, Rush represents the pinnacle of conservative thought. He has millions of listeners each week, and the mere thought of bringing him down is what every liberal prosecutor dreams.
Rush made this go away in the least painful way possible. There was no finding of guilt.
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