Chicago officials said they plan to sue Jussie Smollett after he refused to pay more than $130,000 in overtime costs for his investigation.
actor refused to reimburse police for overtime costs related to his investigation.
Smollett was eventually indicted by a grand jury on 16 counts, including filing a false police report. The charges, however, were suddenly dropped on March 26 by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, which cited Smollett's lack of danger to the public, his community service and forfeiture of $10,000 in bail.
According to the city ordinance, anyone who files a false report can face a $500 fee, plus"up to three times the amount of damages the city sustains," including court, collection, and attorney costs.The city has used the ordinance in the past to go after people who filed false reports, including awho alleged he was robbed and stabbed. He later pleaded guilty to having stabbed himself.
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