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Jussie Smollett-Internal Email Cook County Attorney Scrambling To Find Similar Dropped Cases
CBS2 Chicago ^ | 3-27-2019 | CBS 2

Posted on 03/27/2019 5:50:33 PM PDT by tcrlaf

CBS 2 has obtained an internal email from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office regarding a search for felony cases dropped under similar circumstances to the Jussie Smollett case.

“We are looking for examples of cases, felony preferable, where we, in excersing [sic] our discretion, have entered into verbal agreements with defense attorneys to dismiss charges against an offender if certain conditions were met, such as the payment of restitution, completion of community service, completion of class, etc., but the defendant was not placed in a formal diversion program,” the email states.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx denied that her office fixed Jussie Smollett’s case by agreeing to drop charges, insisting prosecutors handled the disorderly conduct charges the same way they do in thousands of other low-level felony cases.

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He also performed 16 hours of community service with the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Foxx and First Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Magats, who oversaw the case after Foxx recused herself, insisted prosecutors would not have dropped charges if Smollett had not agreed to forfeit his bail and perform community service.

The internal email makes clear the State’s Attorney’s office was seeking to find comparable felony cases in which they dropped charges under similar conditions to the Smollett case.

“Please ask your ASAs if they have examples of these types of dispositions and we will work with them further to figure out on what case it was done. Nobody is in trouble, we are just looking for further examples of how we, as prosecutors, use our discretion in a way that restores the victim, but causes minimal harm to the defendant in the long term,” the internal email stated

(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: charges; corrupt; crooked; smollett
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The Dems were DESPERATE for this to be dropped, the narrative was wrecking them, and getting too close to big name Democrats. Just like NXVIM is...

Full title: Jussie Smollett Case: Internal Email Has Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Scrambling To Find Similar Dropped Cases

1 posted on 03/27/2019 5:50:33 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

Leftists are criminals and clearly many of our state and city governments have their own ‘deep states’.

JoMa


2 posted on 03/27/2019 5:54:43 PM PDT by joma89
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To: tcrlaf

They forgot one of the conditions. And done at a request on behalf of Michelle Obama.


3 posted on 03/27/2019 5:55:32 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: tcrlaf

10K is a far cry from restitution in this case.


4 posted on 03/27/2019 5:55:51 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: tcrlaf

“Nobody’s in trouble” that is what my mamma used to tell me before I got grounded LOL..Obama’s gal is gonna be in a big heap of trouble..all because the Obamas and Kamala Harris ordered her to drop the case


5 posted on 03/27/2019 5:56:51 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: tcrlaf

Bkmrk.


6 posted on 03/27/2019 5:57:21 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: tcrlaf

The very same charges should be refiled.


7 posted on 03/27/2019 5:57:22 PM PDT by Libloather (Global warming is AWESOME!)
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To: tcrlaf
Next time I'm caught committing felonies, I'll do 16 hours of "community service" (such as volunteering for one of my favorite conservative causes) and perhaps I'll get the charges dropped too!

I wonder how that would work out for me.

8 posted on 03/27/2019 5:57:48 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

Just tell them you are a Gay Black Activist Actor being held Hostage in a Straight White Blue Collar Worker’s Body.


9 posted on 03/27/2019 6:01:34 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: tcrlaf

I am making a wild guess here. The e-mail was written by Kim Foxx.


10 posted on 03/27/2019 6:02:15 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: tcrlaf

Are they trying to show precedent for the Jussie deal? Tough sell.

Or, are they trying to find other politically connected justice miscarriages before anyone else does... in order to bury them?


11 posted on 03/27/2019 6:03:07 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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It’s Chicago. My dad was an investigator for the state’s attorney before WWII and I grew up hearing stories about the corruption. Nothing has changed. No one should be surprised


12 posted on 03/27/2019 6:03:10 PM PDT by Spok
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To: colorado tanker

I think they assumed that Juss would keep his mouth shut and go quietly about his life.

They forgot about the fact that for decades blacks have been taught they can shout out what they’ve done and not done, and what they believe to be what they can do or not do.

Juss is simply incapable of keeping his mouth shut. LOL

Also, can you imagine how those ‘rich, white elitists’ feel, knowing he’s done a whole lot worse than paying off someone to get their child approved into a school and they’re most likely GOING TO JAIL while he’s going to start suing the poop out of everyone?

Yes, it brings a smile to my mind!


13 posted on 03/27/2019 6:03:51 PM PDT by Notthereyet (NotThereYet)
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To: Spok

Foxx now claiming sealing case was accidental.


14 posted on 03/27/2019 6:04:00 PM PDT by RummyChick (I have no inside sources, media sources, or federal government employee sources. NONE)
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To: tcrlaf

How about looking for a similar case where a conservative was prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law? Of course, it may be hard to find a conservative doing something so stupid...


15 posted on 03/27/2019 6:05:41 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps ( Be ready!)
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To: SamAdams76

just like Spygate - all roads lead to the Obamas.


16 posted on 03/27/2019 6:05:51 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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I don't know why Foxx had to ask, she said in interviews on no less than three local TV stations here in the Chicago market that cases like this get "dropped all the time."

HER EXACT WORDS.

17 posted on 03/27/2019 6:06:40 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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Sounds like someone inside the States Attorney’s Office isn’t to happy about this and is leaking to the press. Usually leaks only hurt conservatives. Nice to see them eat their own here.


18 posted on 03/27/2019 6:06:50 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Are they trying to show precedent for the Jussie deal? Tough sell.

Foxx said they drop cases like this "all the time."

Well, the ugly bitch should put up or shut up!

19 posted on 03/27/2019 6:07:33 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Notthereyet

They wanted it to go away quietly. It really is amazing how this has blown up in their face to the point of now even trying to claim sealing the case was accidental. Cocky Smollett screwed them over. Beginning to think rumors of 200 contacts on phone with big wigs is true. He sure is acting like he has them over a barrel. He should read up about Vince foster and Ron brown


20 posted on 03/27/2019 6:08:21 PM PDT by RummyChick (I have no inside sources, media sources, or federal government employee sources. NONE)
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