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Jussie Smollett
City of Chicago Will Sue Actor
For the cost of an investigation into an "attack"
04/04/2019 15:55 PDT
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Jussie Smollett is about to be sued by the city of Chicago and in doing so he could actually be sued for allegedly simulating "the attack".
As we reported, the city of Chicago pulled a letter to the people of Jussie, claiming US $ 130,000 to cover the costs of investigating the case. The people of Jussie told the City to go get some sand.
The City had to wait 7 days before filing a civil complaint against the actor. Well, the 7 days are now up and the city has clearly stated its intentions – it is continuing the lawsuit.
A city spokesman said: "Mr. Smollett refused to reimburse the city of Chicago for the cost of overtime work done by the police to investigate his false police report on January 29, 2019. The legal department is in the process of Preparing a Civil Complaint to be Filed Once the complaint is filed, the Legal Department will send a courtesy copy of the complaint to the Los Angeles-based Mr. Smollett's legal team. "
The stakes are important for Jussie … the city can ask 3 times the real cost of investigation … 390 000 $.
In addition, to win, the City must prove that it is more likely than unlikely that Jussie simulated "the attack". Jussie is thus tried by an administrative law judge.
As you know, the state attorney abandoned the criminal case against Jussie where he faced 16 counts of indictment.
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