Posted on 04/28/2006 3:50:25 PM PDT by YaYa123
Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation of Rush Limbaugh
April 28, 2006
Palm Beach, FL – April 28, 2006 – 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at rushlimbaugh.com ...
" No biggie"
In terms of the facts yes.
In the propaganda value to the left?
PRICELESS.
I think so too.
I am so confused. Was he arrested for new charges, or is this a formality?? Someone post what is really going on, because I simply can't trust the MSM to report it correctly.
This could, and should, have been done quite some time ago. I'm glad for Rush that it's over.
Same here. SRN news (on moody) says that "Rush Limbaugh was arrested on prescription drug charges". And they're supposed to be good guys.
It's called "Deferred Adjudication"
Promise to be a good boy for a set time, and it goes away.
Same as probation, it's a conviction/plea
Nothing wrong with it-happens all the time for minor charges like this.
Given the alternative-prolonged BS, it may have been his best move.
Not to worry. Just read his attorney, Roy Black's statement. Anything else will be spit and spin.
No, there is no conviction! He gets to plead innocent and all charges are dropped after 18 months.
I don't get it...they ARRESTED him today so they could come to an agreement on his punishment of $30,000.00??? IThe reports said he was arrested AGAIN.....????? What's going on?
Toobin/CNN call it a "sweet deal."
It's not a plea to a conviction, he gets to plead innocent, all charges dropped after 18 months.
Rush's lawyer probably got a million or so. This was a sad mess. Too bad he did not get enough help on time. The state never should have pursued Rush. No one else would get the same treatment.
Rush overcame the problem and came back stronger than ever. We like stories of redemption. I admire the bloke.
They've changed the headline already!
OMG...SRN..Salem Radio, supposedly a RELIGIOUS station has AWFUL newsman!! AWFUL....sometimes a day LATE and a lot of mis-info!! They need someone who knows how to do FACTS.
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