Things could get worse for Smollett if the feds get involved, attorneys say
Things could get worse for Smollett if the feds get involved, attorneys say
But it has not escaped notice that the FBI has been involved in the three-week investigation that generated international headlines. And prosecutors told a judge Thursday that the FBI is conducting a forensic analysis of a threatening letter Smollett received at the Cinespace Chicago Film Studios on Jan. 22.
He also said the threatening letter, addressed to Smollett, was part of the ruse.
That could expose Smollett to a charge of mail fraud, the attorneys said.
“He used the mail,” defense attorney Michael Ettinger said. “That’s the crime.”