{"id":184000,"date":"2019-02-21T07:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T07:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=184000"},"modified":"2019-02-23T07:09:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T07:09:05","slug":"prosecutor-jussie-smollett-faces-up-to-3-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=184000","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutor: Jussie Smollett Faces Up To 3 Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Joseph Watson \u2013 Propagandamatrix Feb 20, 2019<\/h1>\n

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Jussie Smollett faces up to three years in prison if allegations that he staged a hate crime against himself are true, according to former prosecutor Andrew Weisberg.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Smollett launched a media firestorm at the end of last month when he claimed he was assaulted by two individuals who shouted “this is MAGA country” and had a noose placed around his neck.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, police are now seriously investigating evidence which suggests Smollett paid Nigerian brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo to stage the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should Smollett be found guilty of filing a false police report having staged the attack himself, the Empire<\/em> actor could face several years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf it is determined that a person lied to police about a crime that was committed, they could be charged with a Class 4 Felony \u2018Disorderly conduct,’\u201d Weisberg told HollywoodLife<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is charged where a person reports to police that an offense took place when they knew at the time of the report that no crimes was actually committed,\u201d he added, noting that the charge \u201ccarries a possibility of one to three years in prison,\u201d in addition to a \u201cfine up to $25,000.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors could also pursue a mail fraud charge against Smollett if it turns out that he had a role in creating a letter sent to the Empire<\/em> studios that contained homophobic slurs and white powder that turned out to be aspirin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from jail time, the broad consensus is that Smollett’s career will be completely ruined should the allegations against him be proven accurate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe best thing that Jussie can do is pray and pray a lot,\u201d said Ronn Torossian, founder of 5W Public Relations. \u201cIf he made it up, he has big problems in both the court of law and the court of public opinion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n