Attorney For Actor Jussie Smollett Says Indictment is ‘Vindictive’

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for Jussie Smollett says a 16-count indictment against the “Empire” actor is “vindictive” and Smollett “maintains his innocence.”
Mark Geragos says in a statement that he did not expect a Cook County grand jury would charge Smollet with 16 separate counts and the indictment is “prosecutorial overkill.”
He says the indictment “is nothing more than a desperate attempt to make headlines in order to distract from