November 10, 2012

A change in careers - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

From Chicago's CBS affiliate:
Former U.S. Prosecutor Negotiating Plea Deal For Jackson Jr.
A former U.S. attorney representing embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is negotiating a plea deal with the federal government, CBS 2 has learned.

CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has the exclusive details.

The plea deal would end Jackson�s 17-year career as a congressman representing Chicago�s South Side and suburbs.

At the center of negotiations is white-collar criminal defense attorney Dan Webb, who served as Chicago�s top federal prosecutor in the 1980s, when several Cook County judges were indicted for public corruption under the �Operation Greylord� investigation.
The 'deal'
The tentative deal includes:

�Jackson resigning for health reasons.

�His pleading guilty to charges involving misuse of campaign funds.

�The congressman�s repayment of any contributions that were converted to personal use, such as home furnishings, improper travel or gifts.

At least some jail time would appear to be inevitable for Jackson, the son of civil-rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and spouse of Chicago 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson.
Talk about a slap on the wrist. The guy was dirty, he got caught and now needs to pay the price. The apple does not fall far from the tree... The article closes with this little tid-bit:
If Jackson resigns, as expected, a special election will determine his successor. Jackson himself replaced the disgraced U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds in 1995.
What is it with Chicago and Illinois politicians -- quite the high rate of arrest and conviction. Posted by DaveH at November 10, 2012 2:50 PM
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