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| Jesse Jackson Jr 'spent $750,000 campaign funds on personal expenses' | Jesse Jackson Jr 'spent $750,000 campaign funds on personal expenses' |
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| The son of prominent US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was charged on Friday with scheming to spend $750,000 (£480,000) in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was charged with filing false income tax forms. | The son of prominent US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was charged on Friday with scheming to spend $750,000 (£480,000) in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was charged with filing false income tax forms. |
| Federal prosecutors filed a charge of conspiracy against former Representative Jesse Jackson Jr, and charged his wife, Sandra, with one count of filing false joint federal income tax returns for the years 2006 through to 2011. Both agreed to plead guilty in plea deals with federal prosecutors. | Federal prosecutors filed a charge of conspiracy against former Representative Jesse Jackson Jr, and charged his wife, Sandra, with one count of filing false joint federal income tax returns for the years 2006 through to 2011. Both agreed to plead guilty in plea deals with federal prosecutors. |
| The charges represent a dramatic fall from political prominence for the couple. Jackson entered Congress in 1995 and resigned last November. Sandi, as she's known, was a Chicago city official, but resigned last month. In a statement, the ex-congressman said: "I offer no excuses for my conduct, and I fully accept my responsibility for the improper decisions and mistakes I have made." | The charges represent a dramatic fall from political prominence for the couple. Jackson entered Congress in 1995 and resigned last November. Sandi, as she's known, was a Chicago city official, but resigned last month. In a statement, the ex-congressman said: "I offer no excuses for my conduct, and I fully accept my responsibility for the improper decisions and mistakes I have made." |
| Jesse Jackson Jr's spending included $43,350 on a gold-plated Rolex watch and $9,587.64 on children's furniture, according to court papers in the case. | Jesse Jackson Jr's spending included $43,350 on a gold-plated Rolex watch and $9,587.64 on children's furniture, according to court papers in the case. |
| "Defendant Jesse L Jackson Jr willingly and knowingly used approximately $750,000 from the campaign's accounts for personal expenses" according to the criminal information filed in the case. The filing of a criminal information, rather than an indictment, usually signifies a defendant is preparing to plead guilty. | "Defendant Jesse L Jackson Jr willingly and knowingly used approximately $750,000 from the campaign's accounts for personal expenses" according to the criminal information filed in the case. The filing of a criminal information, rather than an indictment, usually signifies a defendant is preparing to plead guilty. |
| Tom Kirsch, an attorney for Jackson's wife, said she has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and would plead guilty to one tax count. The charge against Sandi Jackson carries a maximum of three years in prison sentence. But Kirsch says the agreement "does not contemplate a sentence of that length." | Tom Kirsch, an attorney for Jackson's wife, said she has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and would plead guilty to one tax count. The charge against Sandi Jackson carries a maximum of three years in prison sentence. But Kirsch says the agreement "does not contemplate a sentence of that length." |
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