CONFIRMED: Smollett Paid $3500.00 for Nigerians to Stage Hate Crime Hoax Smollett Used $3500 Check To Pay Nigerian Brothers For Hoax Attack ZeroHedge.com Update5: As noted in the Chicago PD presser, Smollett paid the two brothers, Ola and Abel Osundario, with a personal check for $3,500. Hopefully he issued them both a 1099 … Continue reading CONFIRMED: Smollett Paid $3500.00 for Nigerians to Stage Hate Crime Hoax