Special prosecutor named in Jussie Smollett case to probe why charges were dropped

Chicago judge names special prosecutor to look into why prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against Jussie Smollett.

A former state appellate judge, Sheila O'Brien, petitioned for a special prosecutor, leading to Toomin's surprise ruling in June that one was warranted.

Several weeks later, authorities alleged that Smollett had paid two black friends $3,500 to help him stage the attack because he was unhappy with his salary as an actor on"Empire" and wanted toIn his June ruling, Toomin suggested that the county's state's attorney, Kim Foxx, mishandled the Smollett case by appointing a top aide to oversee it after she recused herself.

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