WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on TVs, restaurant dinners, an expensive watch and other costly personal items. His ...
Jesse Jackson Jr. Gets 30 Months
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER and JESS, Charlotte Sun
Wed, 08/14/2013 - 2:30pm
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