“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was charged with 16 counts of felony disorderly conduct, and then in an unexpected turn of events in March, all of those charges were dropped. The judge sealed the case and Smollett’s record was expunged. Now, Chicago is planning to sue Smollett after he allegedly refused to pay over $130,000 in reimbursement to the city for costs of the investigation, Associated Press and TMZ report.

On March 28, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department sent a letter to Smollett’s lawyer demanding $130,106 to repay the police for the “substantial overtime hours” spent on the investigation. Smollett was given seven days to make his payment, but failed to do so in time according to the City Law Department. In response, the department is reportedly preparing a lawsuit in civil court to be filed “in the near future.”

Chicago plans to pursue “the full measure of damages allowed under the ordinance” of the suit. Because the municipal code stipulates that the city can triple the amount originally demanded when the initial payment is missed, Smollett could owe up to $390,000.

The news of the Smollett’s charges being dropped was met with backlash in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the dismissal a “whitewash of justice” and criticized the actor for not showing remorse for the “moral and ethical wrong of his actions.” The prosecutor, First Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Joseph Magats, said, “I do not believe he is innocent.”

Jussie Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report. On January 29, it was reported that Jussie Smollett had been attacked in Chicago by two men. Police initially investigated the incident as a hate crime; Smollett claimed his assailants called him homophobic and racist slurs, put a rope around his neck, poured bleach on him, and yelled “this is MAGA country” before fleeing.

Two men, identified as brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, were arrested and questioned by police in connection with the alleged attack on February 13. Two days later, Smollett was categorized as a suspect in the case after the Osundairos were released without criminal charges.

After being charged, Smollett turned himself in on February 21. He later pled not guilty. Days following the charges, “Empire” producers announced that Smollett would not participate in the final two episodes of the show’s current season.