Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to lying about Chicago attack charges GlobeArts
Each count carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
Detectives investigated the incident as a hate crime but local news outlets cited police sources saying it was believed to be a hoax. The brothers confessed to the plot, police said. They became co-operating witnesses and were released without charges.
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