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Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx lets Chicago teen's killer off the hook
Chicago shooting: At least six people including two children injured at baby shower
Will Jussie Smollett be forced to pay back the $130,000 he owes the city of Chicago for their investigation?
Deroy Murdock says if Jussie Smollett was smart he would pay back the $ 130,000 the city of Chicago has requested before the city sues him for triple that amount.
Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx suggests race is involved in Jussie Smollett dismissal backlash
Jussie Smollett case: City of Chicago to sue actor over alleged hoax attack
Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett for costs of investigation
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $ 130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said Thursday it will sue the "Empire" actor for money spent investigating what officials say was a phony racist, anti-gay attack that Smollett staged.
Chicago will sue actor Jussie Smollett after he refuses to pay for police overtime
The lawsuit was being prepared after Smollett, 36, refused a demand by the city for $ 130,000, said Bill McCaffrey, a spokesman for the city’s Department of Law. “Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on January 29, 2019, McCaffrey said. “The Law Department is now drafting a civil complaint that will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook Country.” Smollett, who is black and gay, touched off a social media fire storm by telling police on Jan. 29 that two apparent supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump struck him, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach over him.
Chicago police call for state's attorney to resign in Smollett controversy
About 300 people, including off-duty Chicago police officers, gathered at the building where Foxx’s office is located in downtown Chicago, wearing “Foxx Must Go!” buttons and carrying signs reading “Resign now” and “Who let the Foxx in the henhouse.” Smollett, who is black and gay, ignited a firestorm on social media by telling police on Jan. 29 that two apparent supporters of President Donald Trump struck him, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach over him while yelling racist and homophobic slurs on a Chicago street. The 36-year-old actor, best known for his role on the Twentieth Century Fox Television hip-hop drama “Empire,” was charged in February with staging the incident himself and filing a false police report. In a stunning move on Tuesday, prosecutors dropped all charges against Smollett, angering police who had not been told of the decision ahead of time.
Chicago prosecutor open to investigation into Smollett case
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is open to an outside investigation into her office's decision to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett, the prosecutor wrote in a newspaper editorial.
Trump weighs in on Smollett case as Chicago demands reimbursement
Hours after Trump announced the review in a Twitter message calling the case a national embarrassment, the city sent the actor a letter demanding he reimburse police for $ 130,000 in overtime costs for the investigation. Investigators later charged Smollett with paying $ 3,500 to the men to stage the attack to garner public sympathy. Prosecutors dropped the charges on Tuesday, saying they stood by the accusation but that an agreement by Smollett to forfeit his $ 10,000 bond was a just outcome.
