I stated that Smollett would only get a fine & parole and/or community service when news of the charges first came out. Sure enough this is what effectively happened. However I expected it would be from a plea deal in front of a judge, not from the DA’s office unilaterally not prosecuting the case.
The bond is a mere $10,000. He cost the city millions, not counting huge hours of investigative work. I am urging the FBI and DOJ to get involved and investigate this matter. If the President of the United States can be investigated, what more of a lowly judge and prosecutor for any violations of law? Urging everyone on Twitter to do likewise! We need the outrage to be huge enough to force the FBI and DOJ to investigate this!
Yup, and just to pile on to this a bit more- it is doubly, triply, quadrupellly, quintupallalely, septupally outrageous that he would not be prosecuted AFTER a grand jury had indicted him on 16 counts. Wow. That's pretty late in the process to just be tucking it in the shoebox and saying "nothing to see here criminally- we have decided to move on." Not sure that is even legal in some states. A prosecutor in every state can put something before a grand jury to get protection from malicious prosecution charges, etc but in some states I think you are obligated to prosecute cases after indictment unless you can make a credible showing that it would not hold up at trial even if indicted due to a legal ruling or evidence falling apart since the the grand jury etc. Some shadowy shit going on here.
Jussie Smollett hoax charges dropped, but federal investigation, lawsuits could be next https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...t-federal-investigation-lawsuits-could-benext Jussie Smollett may have had the criminal charges related to his alleged staged hate crime dropped, but the "Empire" star may still face both federal charges and civil lawsuits related to the scandal. On Tuesday, the Cook County State's Attorney dropped 16 felony counts against the actor stemming from his allegedly filing a false police report about a hate attack he claimed to have suffered on Jan. 29. Though he escaped criminal charges, the legal fallout may not be over for Smollett. Los Angeles based criminal attorney Alaleh Kamran explained that Smollett may still face civil repercussions for allegedly filing a false police report. "At this point, all that’s happened is the state is telling us they’re not going to prosecute him on criminal charges, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be civil lawsuits going both ways. Jussie can sue the complaining witnesses, the complaining witnesses can sue him," Kamran told People on Tuesday. "I’m sure there will be lawsuits because there’s damages. Jussie’s career has been destroyed, his name and reputation has been dragged through the mud, I would be surprised if he does not pull some kind of civil action to, at the minimum, clear his name." Smollett also may still face federal charges of mail fraud, as the FBI is investigating whether or not he also sent himself hate mail laced with white powder a week before the alleged attack occurred. If convicted, Smollett could face up to a decade in prison. Fox News correspondent Judge Andrew Napolitano previously said that dropping charges in a case like this is "almost unheard of" and offered two possible explanations for alternatives: "Either because the government could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt notwithstanding the evidence it has, or because it decided to grant Smollett what's called a 'deferred prosecution,' which means a short period of probation, at the end of which the charges would be dismissed." A deferred prosecution would also expunge Smollett's record at the end of the probationary period. On Wednesday, Napolitano said on "Varney & Co." that due to Smollett's expungement, he can can now legally say under oath that he was never indicted for the alleged crime and that if a judge's mind were to be changed about the case, its records could be unsealed. However, Smollett could never be charged in relation to the alleged hoax ever again. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is also considering suing the actor to recoup some of the money the city wasted on the lengthy investigation, according to reports. However, Smollett's attorney, Patricia Brown-Holmes, said in a press conference Tuesday that it was not a deferred prosecution and that the records in the case were sealed. Smollett, 36, told police he was attacked by two masked men as he was walking home from a Chicago Subway sandwich shop at approximately 2 a.m. Smollett alleged that the masked men beat him, taunted him with homophobic and racial slurs and yelled "This is MAGA country." Police later determined that Smollett's masked assailants were brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo, who authorities also identified as being the men seen on surveillance video purchasing the rope that was hung around Smollett's neck during the alleged attack. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told the press at the time that the brothers were cooperating with authorities and the investigation was pivoting from a hate crime investigation into a case of false reporting, transforming Smollett from an alleged victim in the case into a suspect. Smollett pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence throughout the case. After news of Smollett's dropped charges, First Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Magats told press that he still believes Smollett filed a false police report and that prosecutors in the case "stand behind the investigation and the facts ... this was not an exoneration." Smollett reportedly performed community service and voluntarily forfeited his $10,000 bond, Magats said, making it a "fair and just outcome" for the case — even though that outcome infuriated the Chicago Police and Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
RAMZPAULVerified account@ramzpaul 4h4 hours ago The rule of law cannot work in a multicultural environment. Invariably, racial and political factors trump the evidence. If Jussie Smollett was White, he probably would send the rest of his life in prison.
The Black community can never again complain about injustice or corruption. Neither can the Gay community or anyone of celebrity. Ya'll have arrived at the privilege of money. More importantly let us imagine if a small time Black gay celebrity with a couple bucks and a few connections can get away with a hoax like this, just think what a person with access to hundreds of millions of dollars, access to the highest levels of government and law enforcement, ponder what a person like that could pull off in the fake crime arena.
The Chicago police are disgusted and took action... Chicago police release files in 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett case, day after charges were dramatically dropped https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-...e-day-after-charges-were-dramatically-dropped Chicago police came out swinging Wednesday and released the full 61-page investigative report in the alleged Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax, one day after charges against the "Empire" star were dramatically dropped -- but the move prompted a moot court order. The release of the documents comes one day after Cook County prosecutors dismissed a 16-count indictment against the actor, saying they had cut a deal with the tv star to perform two days of community service and forfeit his $10,000 bond to the city. The move made it possible for Smollett's attorneys to get his criminal case immediately sealed and wiped clean. CHICAGO COPS SMELL POLITICAL RAT IN WAKE OF JUSSIE SMOLLETT CASE DISMISSAL About an hour after the department released the files, the Chicago Police reportedly became subject of a court order that barred them from releasing further files even though they were widely available online. The dismissal of charges against Smollett over an alleged attack drew a swift backlash from the city's mayor and police chief and raised questions about why Smollett was not forced to admit what prosecutors had said they could prove in court — that the entire episode was a publicity stunt. JUSSIE SMOLLETT HOAX CHARGES DROPPED, BUT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION, LAWSUITS COULD BE NEXT The police files - some of which were redacted to remove witness names and personal information - lays out steps taken by detectives to get to the bottom of what happened the night of Jan. 29. Smollett claims he was attacked around 2 a.m. on his way home from a sandwich shop. Smollett said two masked men shouted racial and anti-gay slurs, poured bleach on him, beat him and tied a rope around his neck. He claimed they shouted, “This is MAGA country” — a reference to President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan. The news of such a heinous attack quickly garnered national attention and the Chicago police department was widely criticized for their handling of the situation. CHICAGO FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE: 'BAFFLED' SMOLLETT CHARGES DROPPED, 'INTERESTED IN HAVING FEDERAL AUTHORITIES' LOOK INTO CASE Soon though, the tides shifted and investigators accused Smollett of making the whole thing up because he was unhappy with his pay on "Empire" and believed the publicity ginned up from the incident would promote his career. Wednesday's released report sheds light on some of the behind-the-scenes moves investigators and prosecutors made to interview witnesses and throw off reporters.
Read the Smollett files - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news...cago-police-case-file-20190327-htmlstory.html or here - https://www.cwbchicago.com/2019/03/exclusive-chicago-police-departments.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...States-Attorney-dropped-Smollett-charges.html 'They are making fools of all of us': Shell-shocked Mayor Emanuel demands to know why State's Attorney's office decided to drop ALL of Jussie Smollett charges DESPITE admitting he is guilty