February 20, 2013
89 WLS web staff
Updated 3:57pm
Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Pleads Guilty To Conspiring to Defraud Campaign of More Than $750,000
WASHINGTON – Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., 47, pled guilty today to conspiring to defraud his re-election campaigns of about $750,000 in funds that were used to pay for a range of personal items and expenses, including jewelry, fur capes and parkas, high-end electronics, celebrity memorabilia, furniture, kitchen appliances, and a home renovation project.
Jackson, who has residences in Chicago and Washington, D.C., also admitted taking steps to conceal seven years of illegal activities, including the filing of false and misleading reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
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— DNAinfo.com Chicago (@DNAinfoCHI) February 20, 2013
Sandi Jackson pleads guilty to tax fraud.
Sandi Jackson sentencing July 1Jesse Jr sentencing June 28
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) February 20, 2013
In court w/ judge on bench Sandi Jackson shook her head, sobbed as a crisis communications expert, oddly, comforted her at the defense table
— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyABC7) February 20, 2013
BREAKING: Through tears, Sandi Jackson pleads guilty to filing a false tax return.
— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyABC7) February 20, 2013
Sandi Jackson in court right now, pleads guilty, cries.
— Linda Yu (@LindaYuABC7) February 20, 2013
Jesse Jackson Jr. plead guilty today to misusing campaign funds.
READ: Federal charges filed against Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife
#Jesse Jackson Jr. Walking outside of courtroom grabs my hand and tells me "tell everybody back home,I'm sorry I let them down, OK?"
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) February 20, 2013
Yikes! even toilet paper: Fed reveal more Jackson campaign fund personal spending: Costo: undergarments, toothpaste, toilet paper
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) February 20, 2013