Controversy over letter release in Limbaugh case continues
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From the Wolf Blitzer Reports staff in Atlanta:
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- When Rush Limbaugh told his radio audience he had become addicted to prescription painkillers, it came as a shock to millions of loyal listeners.
It was even more shocking when Florida prosecutors suggested that Limbaugh may have committed a felony, by visiting several doctors to get duplicate prescriptions of a controlled narcotic.
Responding to a public records request from the media, prosecutors released letters suggesting that Limbaugh's lawyers had approached them seeking a way to keep their client out of court.
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According to those letters, Limbaugh's lawyers wanted an agreement under which Limbaugh would enter a drug treatment program without having to plead guilty to anything, but prosecutors rejected that option.
Both Limbaugh and his attorney Roy Black deny that Limbaugh engaged in doctor shopping, and even though prosecutors claim there is evidence to support more than ten felony counts. No charges have been filed so far.
Black accused the prosecutors of running a smear campaign against his client, and he's angry about the decision to release the letters.
