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Ohio lawmaker urges mercy for Jackson Jr., cites karaoke skills
WASHINGTON — Asking for mercy for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to a federal judge last month calling Jackson intelligent, charming and entertaining — the “highlight of our...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Symptoms, Marcia L. Fudge, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to conspiracy count
The Shakespearean tragedy that was the life of Jesse Jackson Jr. came to its expected denouement Wednesday when the former Illinois congressman entered a guilty plea in federal court to a charge that he conspired to misuse more than $750,000 in campaign...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights, Michael Jackson, Prisons
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Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds
Federal prosecutors in Washington on Friday charged both Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, alleging the former congressman misused $750,000 in campaign funds while she understated their income onĀ tax returns for six years. Attorneys for Sandi...
Tags: Hyde Park, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, U.S. Congress
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Sentencing date for Jesse Jackson Jr. moved to July 1
— As former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s sentencing date was moved to July 1, a federal prosecutor said the government might want access to his medical records if the defense argues that his mental condition was a mitigating factor in his crime...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Elections, Prosecution, U.S. Congress, Bipolar Disorder
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Democratic bosses pick Beavers replacement despite state fine
Clout StreetDemocratic ward and township bosses today chose Stanley Moore to succeed convicted former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers despite Moore's $3,000 fine for allegedly campaigning while on the taxpayer dime at his state job. The selection by party...Tags: Todd H. Stroger, Local Elections, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Roderick T. Sawyer, Cook County Government
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Cubs should dump Chicago
It’s time for the Cubs to move out of Wrigley Field and leave Chicago! Tom Ricketts bought this team and he should have the right to run his business as he sees fit. He should not be held hostage by a money-greedy, dictatorial mayor who even tells...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Blackmail and Extortion, Jerry Reinsdorf, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall
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Old-school Beavers by the numbers in federal court
There's nothing like watching a defense lawyer in federal court playing three-card monte with his mouth. Sam Adam Jr. didn't set up a table and put three bent cards in front of the federal jury. And he didn't play that other, similar game, the one with...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Justice System, Billy Dee Williams, John P. Daley
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Sources: Jesse Jackson Jr. writing memoir to 'clear up his legacy'
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty last week to misusing $750,000-plus in campaign money, is writing a memoir, two sources familiar with the project told the Tribune. Jackson, 47, will be sentenced June...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jesse Jackson, U.S. Congress, Book, Justice System
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Kelly easily wins Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetFormer state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Local Elections, U.S. Congress, Cook County Board of Commissioners
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Jackson Jr.'s 'promise' turns pitiful
Even by the jaded standards of Illinois politics, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s spending spree with his campaign cash sounds breathtakingly shameless, partly because it sounds so senseless. Back in the early 1980s, his father, the Rev. Jesse L....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Elections, Michael Jackson, Mayo Clinic, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Jacksons' guilt a tale of excess
— It was the kind of runaway spending usually reserved for someone with newfound riches — a holistic retreat, a cruise, pricey restaurant tabs, flat-screen televisions and even a pair of stuffed elk heads —and former Congressman Jesse...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Local Elections, Jesse Jackson, U.S. Congress
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