Jesse Jackson Jr
Prison time can be rough on a marriage. The woes of former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, continue, although both have finished their respective jail sentences. The Chicago Tribune reports that Jackson, Jr. has filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage. Via The Chicago Tribune: Jackson Jr., 51, cited […]
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman postponed today’s original sentencing date and scheduled a new hearing set for Aug. 14 as the new sentencing date for former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi. The change was made to “accommodate the court.” This year Jackson pleaded guilty to the misappropriation of $750,000 in campaign funds. He […]
According to the Chicago Tribune, Jesse Jackson Jr. is facing a new legal problem over not filing a “financial disclosure report.” Members of Congress who…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged…
Former congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., plead guilty in federal court today, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud. More than $750,000 in campaign donations were used to bank roll private expenses, luxury items such as Rolex watches , furs, celebrity memorabilia and other items. The embattled democrat resignation was followed by treatment for a bipolar disorder and clinical […]
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was charged Friday with scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was…
Jesse Jackson Jr. is considering a plea deal from federal authorities who are investigating whether he misused campaign funds, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. SEE ALSO:…
In 1995, when I was first elected to the House of Representatives I came to Washington with a singular purpose — to serve the constituents of the Second District of Illinois. During that time for seventeen years I have traveled on a journey with the people of the Second District of Illinois, and with their […]
Today, a couple months after taking a leave of absence from Congress, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s congressional office said he is being treated at an “in-patient medical facility” for an unnamed ailment. Jackson’s spokesman Frank Watkins said in a statement, “Recently, we have been made aware that he has grappled with certain physical and emotional ailments […]
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