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By DEVLIN BARRETT
AUG 14,2013
Ex-Congressman Apologizes to Family for Misusing Campaign Funds
A judge on Wednesday sentenced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to 2½ years in prison for treating his campaign fund like a "personal piggy bank"—siphoning off $750,000 over the years to pay for personal items like spa treatments and televisions.
Mr. Jackson's wife, Sandi Jackson, a former Chicago alderman, was sentenced to a year in prison for her role in the scheme.
The former congressman, who had represented a Chicago district for more than a decade, resigned last year amid the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe of his finances. He pleaded guilty earlier this year.
Mr. Jackson broke down several times in admitting wrongdoing to U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who is no relation to the defendant. "I misled the American people. I misled the House of Representatives," Mr. Jackson said. "I was wrong and I don't fault anyone."
The lawmaker wept as he talked about the pain he had caused his family, particularly his father, civil-rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson. "I also want to apologize to my dad and my mother," he said.
Watching from the spectator section of the courtroom, the elder Mr. Jackson shook his head and rubbed his eyes.
"I need to be as far away from everybody for a while as I can be," the younger Mr. Jackson said.
(Excerpt)
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Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 2½ Years - WSJ.com
Hmm..., two and a half years for the embezzlement of over $750,000 dollars. He's even getting his choice of prison to serve his time. It's good to be the son of Jesse Jackson and a Democratic Party Congressman. I wonder what the conviction would have been if he was a white Conservative?
AUG 14,2013
Ex-Congressman Apologizes to Family for Misusing Campaign Funds
A judge on Wednesday sentenced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to 2½ years in prison for treating his campaign fund like a "personal piggy bank"—siphoning off $750,000 over the years to pay for personal items like spa treatments and televisions.
Mr. Jackson's wife, Sandi Jackson, a former Chicago alderman, was sentenced to a year in prison for her role in the scheme.
The former congressman, who had represented a Chicago district for more than a decade, resigned last year amid the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe of his finances. He pleaded guilty earlier this year.
Mr. Jackson broke down several times in admitting wrongdoing to U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who is no relation to the defendant. "I misled the American people. I misled the House of Representatives," Mr. Jackson said. "I was wrong and I don't fault anyone."
The lawmaker wept as he talked about the pain he had caused his family, particularly his father, civil-rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson. "I also want to apologize to my dad and my mother," he said.
Watching from the spectator section of the courtroom, the elder Mr. Jackson shook his head and rubbed his eyes.
"I need to be as far away from everybody for a while as I can be," the younger Mr. Jackson said.
(Excerpt)
Read more:
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 2½ Years - WSJ.com
Hmm..., two and a half years for the embezzlement of over $750,000 dollars. He's even getting his choice of prison to serve his time. It's good to be the son of Jesse Jackson and a Democratic Party Congressman. I wonder what the conviction would have been if he was a white Conservative?