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[–] 17781273? ago  (edited ago)

The term in the media was DEFERRED PROSECUTION.

What do you mean by "criminal equivalent"? Are you saying the official status of Smollett's case is "nolle pros" ? Yes, there is not a proceeding grinding forward, at the moment, if that is what you mean.

I haven't seen definitive documents about the precise status of Smollett's case. But it doesn't make sense that 16 felonies would be started and stopped in the space of a few weeks. The only logical explanation is that Federal stuff is coming down and he is co-operating.

The authorities said a "deal had been done". What does Smollett have as leverage for a deal, on his side, that can give him a hall pass for 16 felonies ?

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[–] 17781923? [S] ago 

It was not a deferred prosecution. That is fake news. The letter quoted above actually addresses this. The case against him was dismissed in its entirety and sealed.

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[–] 17784753? ago 

Prove it