Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to conspiracy charge

Frederic J. Frommer and Pete Yost, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife are to appear in federal court to answer criminal charges that they engaged in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jackson Jr.'s wife resigns from office

Renita D. Young

CHICAGO - Sandi Jackson, wife of former embattled 2nd Congressional District Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from her post as Alderman Friday, according to the mayor’s office...

Ethics panel says Rep. Gregory Meeks failed to report loan

Larry Margasak, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY., failed to disclose a $40,000 loan from a real estate broker on his financial disclosure reports but there's no credible evidence that the errors were knowing or willful, the House Ethics Committee concluded Thursday...

Son's woes weigh heavily on the Rev. Jesse Jackson

Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - At 71, he still keeps a hectic schedule and speaks extemporaneously on issues from voting rights to prisoners in Gambia...

Why we can't keep hope alive for Jesse Jackson

Joy-Ann Reid

OPINION - Ethics scandals, personal failings and a political rise cut short threaten to cloud the Jackson family legacy...

Trouble not over for Jesse Jackson Jr.

Henry C. Jackson and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - Jesse Jackson Jr.'s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn't mark the end of troubles for the civil rights icon's son...

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