Posted on 02/20/2019 4:51:46 PM PST by BadLands59
about attack in Streeterville Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett participates in an "Empire" panel during the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2017. (Willy Sanjuan/AP) Jeremy Gorner, Megan Crepeau, William Lee, Tracy SwartzChicago Tribune
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report about an attack he said occurred as he walked to his apartment building in Streeterville last month.
The charge, a felony, was announced by the Cook County state’s attorney’s office Wednesday evening, hours after police called Smollett “a suspect in a criminal investigation … for filing a false police report.”
Earlier in the day, attorneys for Smollett, 36, met with prosecutors and detectives but it was unclear if the actor was present, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. The lawyers, Todd Pugh and Victor P. Henderson, could not be reached for comment. They have been joined by high-profile, Los Angeles-based lawyer Mark Geragos who has represented numerous celebrities, including pop star Michael Jackson, R&B singer Chris Brown and actress Winona Ryder.
On Tuesday, two brothers who had been under arrest in the case appeared at the criminal courthouse, also to talk to prosecutors and detectives, authorities said. They and their attorney, Gloria Schmidt, were seen near the grand jury rooms Tuesday afternoon, but police said they did not appear before a grand jury.
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It’s ridiculous.
The charges of mailing threatening communications provide for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
Typical... there are laws for the rest of us and separate provisions for celebrities. Did anyone actually think Smollett was going to have the book thrown at him?
Hmmm, gaywalking?
Is that where you walk around backwards while grabbing your ankles?
Or is that a San Fransico marathon? Key West waddle?
Bond hearing tomorrow @ 1:30.... Has he been arrested yet ?
Only at Smollett’s convenience.
Fraud is a crime that involves the use of deception to deprive someone of money, property, or their rights.
You can't charge someone with fraud when there's no VICTIM.
They probably could have charged him with a half a dozen things.
Lets hope that the Feds are not so nice now that many of the deep state cronies have been cleaned out.
not anymore...everybody lies to the FBI. It's become something to be proud of.
“I want him to do prison time!!!.. send a strong message to anyone who tries to pull the same crap!! That is all!!”
The penalty for felony DC IS prison time.
This was an attempt to send two innocent white men to prison and destroy their lives forever.
Justice is the people’s responsibility. As such we hire agents but the responsibility still lies with the people.
Attempting to foment civil war.
-PJ
For him there is still the problem of the “threatening letter”. That is a felony at the federal level which is looking more and more like he had a hand in. Easy way for the locals to reduce their charge and “bump it upstairs” staying out of political bullshit in this particular case. Think those investigators wanted to be in the middle of this bullshit?
“It’s ridiculous.”
Whay is ‘rediculous’?
That us a Federal offense, or at least should be, as it was mailed.
Who were the two white men?
“He was convicted and you seriously believe that he will do time? “
You have no idea what I believe so, please, don’t post misleading statements about my beliefs.
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He’s getting special treatment by Chicago law enforcement because...
I’m not sure why.
No word yet, from the FBI. Will he get the special Hillary treatment or the Roger Stone SWAT team?
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