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Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. enters U.S. District Court February 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Jackson and his wife, Sandi Jackson, are expected to plead guilty to federal charges after being accused of spending more than $750,000 in campaign funds to purchase luxury items, memorabilia and other goods. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Jr.: 'I'm sorry I let them down'

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NBC Chicago - Jesse Jackson Jr. sent a message back to Chicago as he left a federal courtroom Wednesday after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds.
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U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.(AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)

Jackson Jr.'s downfall tied to objects

Sara Burnett, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of the nation's third-largest city, his career wasn't ended by attempts to amass political power...
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WASHINGTON - Jessie Jackson Jr. (D-IL) addresses a news conference at the U.S. Captiol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Prospect of prison looms for Jesse Jackson Jr, wife

Michael Tarm and Pete Yost, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The prospect of prison looms over former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife after they agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) (R), talks to the news media as his wife Sandi Jackson (L) and his sister Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson embrace after a news conference at the U.S. Capitol December 10, 2008 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife charged in federal cases

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was charged with filing false income tax forms...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) opens his papers after stepping up to the podium at a news conference on Capitol Hill December 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. Jackson had been mentioned as a potential replacement for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (C), who has the power to fill the vacant Senate seat, was arrested at his Chicago home yesterday and charged with corruption after prosecutors said he was trying to sell the seat to the highest bidder. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal, may face prison

Mary Ann Ahern, NBC Chicago
NBC CHICAGO - It’s been nearly three months since Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, but now NBC News confirms that Jackson has signed papers in a plea deal within the past several days...
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U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.(AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)

Jackson Jr. exits Mayo, enters world of trouble

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election last week despite being on medical leave since June, has left the Mayo Clinic, a spokesman for the hospital said Tuesday...
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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. possibly in plea deal talks

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr. may have reclaimed his post by a landslide without any noticeable campaign efforts, but he may also be working on a plea deal with federal prosecutors who are investigating him for possible misuse of campaign funds...
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