<p>Special prosecutor Dan Webb has indicted actor Jussie Smollett in connection with a hate crime hoax that he was accused of staging last January.</p>
<p>“The Cook County Clerk&#8217;s Office confirmed Tuesday that special prosecutor Dan Webb has indicted former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett in connection with the alleged attack,” ABC 7 <a href="Smollett%20had%20been%20charged%20with%2016%20counts%20of%20felony%20disorderly%20conduct%20for%20allegedly%20lying%20to%20police%20about%20the%20alleged%20attack,%20which%20police%20say%20Smollett%20staged%20on%20himself%20because%20he%20was%20unhappy%20with%20his%20%22Empire%22%20salary.">reported</a>. “Smollett had been charged with 16 counts of felony disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about the alleged attack, which police say Smollett staged on himself because he was unhappy with his ‘Empire’ salary.”</p>

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