Rush Limbaugh Settles with Palm Beach DA, Investigation ends.

[tjwash]

PALM BEACH, Fla., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

"As part of this agreement, Mr. Limbaugh also has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation. The agreement also provides that he must refrain from violating the law during this 18 months, must pay $30 per month for the cost of "supervision" and comply with other similar provisions of the agreement.

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I guess laws are for those poor folks without money.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Damn.

I wonder what would happen to me on similar charges?

I'll betcha I can guess.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. He copped a plea and is gettng away with it.

[tjwash]

4. Laws? Isn't that what poor people have to put up with?

:eyes:

[Lerkfish]

3. what a wunnerful country if you're white and republican.

sheesh.

[ShaneGR]

5. To be honest, I see nothing wrong with this....

I despise Limbaugh's political opinions and his radio show, but the man admitted he had a serious drug addiction and has succesfully stayed clean for (according to this article 30 months. Good for him. I applaud the system when it attempts to care for drug offenders instead of just throwing them away. An argument can be made that someone of lesser stature than Limbaugh publicly would get locked up, and I agree with that. I wish the system treated all drug offenders the same way it treated him, sadly it does not.