Jussie Smollett is now officially in the crosshairs of law enforcement, because Chicago PD said he's now "officially classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation ... for filing a false police report."
The cops say detectives are currently presenting evidence to a Cook County Grand Jury.
We're told the 2 brothers are at the courthouse now and expected to testify ... most probably today.
The 2 brothers who claim Jussie Smollett staged the "attack" say he paid them $3,500 before the attack, but the reason for the payment is muddled.
Sources tell TMZ, Jussie wrote a check for the $3,500, but he wrote on the memo line on the check it was for training.
Sources connected to Jussie tell TMZ, the money -- paid shortly before the the incident -- was for workout sessions and a dietary regimen.
Sources connected to the brothers tell TMZ, Jussie was indeed paying for training, but he threw in more money that they were owed. When pressed, our sources admit Jussie did not say any additional money was for participation in the alleged scheme, but they say it was clear to all.
Shit like this is why I say people are more focused on proving he lied vs proving what actually happened and that's leading to rumors coming out by the hour that keep changing the details of what happened. "Sources"...the same "sources" that have also let out fifteen different stories in a week? If the nigga lied then let the lie come out. The fishing expedition is causing more misinformation that if it's actually shown he lied niggas still won't know what actually happened