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 ...
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