The prosecutor whose office dropped disorderly conduct charges against the actor Jussie Smollett defended the decision, saying her office was uncertain it had enough evidence to gain a conviction and wanted to focus on bigger crime in Chicago, she wrote in an op-ed.
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Mar 27, 2019 · Police said investigators had more than enough evidence to convict actor Jussie Smollett but in an unexpected turn of events, prosecutors decided to drop all charges against him. Chicago’s mayor ...
Prosecutors dropped all charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, despite acknowledging that Smollett fabricated a street attack on himself, in order to focus resources on violent crimes, Cook County first assistant state attorney Joe Magats said in an interview Tuesday with ABC Chicago station WLS.
Mar 26, 2020 · Cooter March 26, 2020. Back when the District Attorney in Chicago dropped all charges - remember there were 16 counts - against Jussie Smollett after he faked being attacked by a group of Donald Trump supporters, it causes complete shock across the country because there was so much evidence against him. It was a sudden decision that seemed to come out of …
Apr 02, 2019 · If you’ve been following the case of TV actor Jussie Smollett, who allegedly faked a hate crime against himself for publicity, you may be wondering why his charges were suddenly dropped. On Jan. 29, the Empire actor reported an attack against himself by two men who shouted homophobic and racist slurs. Smollett said the men placed a noose around his neck …
Last modified on Wed 27 Mar 2019 17.17 EDT. A total of 16 criminal charges against the Empire actor Jussie Smollett were dropped on Tuesday, surprising many people – including Chicago’s mayor – and raising a series of questions as to what actually happened. Smollett had been accused of faking a hate crime by paying two brothers to attack him.
Smollett had been accused of fa king a hate crime by paying two brothers to attack him.
The Chicago police union is calling for a federal investigation of the Cook county state’s attorney , Kim Foxx, “to determine the extent of her involvement with the Jussie Smollett case”, according to CNN. Text messages obtained by CNN showed Foxx was in communication with a Smollett family friend after the alleged attack.
Fox Business labeled Jussie Smollett's exoneration a "travesty of justice" and sought to confirm conspiracy theories Michelle Obama called in "favors" to get his charges dropped by Cook County prosecutors.
Fox Business host Stuart Varney opened his Tuesday segment declaring "the influence and power of liberal elites" was on full display in Chicago this week as Illinois prosecutors waived 16 charges against the Empire star.
The frequent Fox News guest cited Chicago Sun-Times, which reported Tina Tchen, a Chicago attorney who formerly worked for Obama, had previously asked Cook County lead prosecutor Kim Foxx to coerce the Chicago Police Department into turning the investigation over to federal authorities.