Jussie Smollett investigation cost $130,000 in OT. Rahm Emanuel says Chicago will make 'Empire' actor pay,....CHICAGO — City leaders are demanding that Empire star Jussie Smollett pay back at least $130,000 for the police investigation into his claims of a racial attack or they will go after him for making false statements that could carry even heftier penalties, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and municipal attorneys said Thursday. Chicago's Department of Law sent Smollett a letter threatening that if the $130,000 "is not timely paid," the city will go after him in court for making false statements, thus allowing them to collect more money from him under the municipal code.
According to the letter, violation of the false statement ordinance allows the city to collect up to three times the amount of damages the city sustains as a result of the violation – in Smollett’s case, that would be $390,000.
Emanuel said police department officials are still assembling the costs of the investigation that began shortly after Smollett reported to police on Jan. 29 that he was the victim of a brutal attack by assailants who yelled racial and homophobic slurs as they beat him. The actor also told police that the assailants yelled “This is MAGA country” during the assault.
Smollett was charged with disorderly conduct for filing a false police report. But the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office abruptly announced on Tuesday that it was dropping its 16 count indictment against Smollett. As part of the deal, Smollett agreed to forfeit $10,000 in bond money he put up to secure his release from county jail after he was arrested last month. #MAGA...
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