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Report: Jesse Jackson Jr. Facing ‘Significant Jail Time’ in Plea Deal

Feb. 7, 2013 10:10am Madeleine Morgenstern

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is reportedly looking at “significant jail time” in federal prison as part of a plea deal in a federal criminal probe into alleged misuse of campaign dollars, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The Illinois Democrat resigned his congressional seat in November after seeking prolonged treatment for mental illness and amid the backdrop of the investigation.

“Significant jail time is now definitely a part of the deal,” a source told the Sun-Times.

In another development, Jackson’s wife, Sandi Jackson, who resigned her Chicago city council seat last month, is facing her investigation and is reportedly feeling “like she was thrown under the bus.”

The Sun-Times reported earlier this week that the federal financial investigation into Rep. Jackson — including that he allegedly spent $40,000 in campaign funds on a Rolex watch — split into a separate probe of his wife, Sandi Jackson.

“I think [Jackson’s wife] Sandi, feels like she was thrown under the bus by her husband, ” another source told the newspaper.

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Comments (82)

Fubar Frog
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 2:00pm
Not only is J.J. going to get a pardon, ( as if this will EVER go to court) but good ‘ol J.J. gonna get himself a cabinet seat!!

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Arshloch
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:50pm
Sounds like a winner.Now if only Jack Sr and Al the Sharp could stay with him for company……….. or maybe that under the bus thing………….humm

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rolex1965
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:47pm
Can’t wait till BUBBA makes this dirtbag his girlfriend….Watch out when you bend over for the soap you little BI!!H…….

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George Ramos
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:39pm
Bet he wasn’t thinking “jail house” as he was sweet talking that sunshine he was with. Memories fade fast when the feds have the heat lamp on you. Too bad they don;t go after some of these greedy business men who make a lot of money and still don’t report true income, that kind of money makes a $40,000 Rolex look like chump change. The only tax reform we need is for the IRS to collect from the evaders! Lots of dentists out their doing cash deals as no insurance and you can’t deduct it.

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moreteaplease
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:49pm
1) He’s a Liberal
2) He’s a brutha
3) He’s from Illinois
4) He’s a thug politician

I’m betting that meets all of the necessary requirements for a presidential pardon under this administartion.

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SamIamTwo
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:44pm
So where do I go to place my bets?

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lembrandt
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:36pm
In the words of Jesse Jackson, Sr.: “Jessuh diun commie anuh crie, he jus di wha uthua whi politiciuns di….thissa jus racisun, purr an simpa”

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dadsrootbeer
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:29pm
He should have learned from his dad that its ok to shake down companies as a citizen not as an elected official.

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oldandtired
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:28pm
You know he’ll get a pardon from Obama just wait and see.

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taintso
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:11pm
He should serve his time at Gitmo.

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RightMeansRight2
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:09pm
All the racists in Chicago who voted for this punk, should visit the criminal in prison and demand their money back. I hope to God he serves time, I do. It is so hard to watch low class people like him and his father, commit criminal acts and are never held responsible. He must pay, and if he does no time at all, then every criminal should be freed from prison, as the laws mean nothing.

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Fitzzz
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:56am
What about the retirement package, benefits, will he lose them ?
I doubt if he will serve any time, I doubt if her he will lose anything
I can already hear the word RACIST being screamed out

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rdk
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:51am
No wonder he spent time in mental treatment. He knew that his schemes had come to light and he was about to spend a lot of time in dark cells.

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Tom70
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:48am
I guess he didn’t take the lessons by his father to seriously or he wouldn’t be in this fix. The old man has dodged jail maybe the REV. J. Jackson Sr. could pray for him get him sprung.

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mrbunnylamakins
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:42am
I have never even made 40,000 in a year working and doubt many who support him don’t either. Yet this is the mind set of people who act as if every is owed to them. Yet this is how mant politicians view themselves as royalty. Yet I have dozens of bookmarks too of many crimed of politicians and majority of them are Democrate. Yet people continue to blindly support them in ignorance over and over. Yet all the democratic Ran cities that keep voting Democrat are the poorest and most crime riddled cities in America. Nothing changed in 30 years but worse in those cities.

Yet also knowing that the Democrat party started the KKK. Plus, Further, the first grand wizard of the KKK was honored at the 1868 Democratic National Convention, no Democrats voted for the 14th Amendment to grant citizenship to former slaves and, to this day, the party website ignores those decades of racism. Margret Singer too was Democrat and support the Klan and founded Planned parenthood.

Homicide rates 2011 White 5,825, Black 6,329…. (Break down of population in America) white 78.1%, black 13.1%.

FBI Crime Statistics
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6

2011 NY

Black New Yorkers, who make up 23% of the City’s population, represent 62% of those murdered;
black suspects arrested or identified, 83% of their victims were also black

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/2011_mu

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dublinthewagons
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:40am
I thought prison was an Illinois retirement center.’

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blackfeather
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:31am
…a “deal”….har har har.

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rowdygirl
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:27am
I’ll believe it when I see it.. his daddy will get him out of it due to his “mental illness”. He has friends in the White House.

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ofass
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:25am
Jerky: “This is another Jewish conspiracy”.

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Dano.50
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:25am
I’d say “The acorn don’t fall far from the tree.”

But it’s probably some racist slur.

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BlackCrow
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:18am
Not to worry, his constituents won’t hold it against him. What the heck for most of them prison is just a right of passage sort of like a High School diploma is to decent people. Wouldn’t be surprising if he were to be re-elected before he gets out.

What is sad is I can’t use the sarcasm font on this. This is LBJ’s Great Society! (sarcasm font)

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Carlinpa
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:17am
HaHaHa Finally ! Some good news for a change. These weasels are used to getting away with anything.
RE:“I think [Jackson’s wife] Sandi, feels like she was thrown under the bus by her husband” No kidding?
There are liberal democrats..what do you expect.

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:14am
Why isn’t he being charged with “alinsky radical” while they are at it? It is time to get it on the books as the crime that it is.

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MrKnowItAll
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:14am
This entire case has been kept TOO Hidden.

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sinner-saint
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:04am
What’s with all these liberal marxist/communist/progressive folks? They’re getting crazier by the day and losing their minds. And they think/believe rational, sane, mentally stable, itelligent people are going to listen to/believe them and follow them?……They think they can tell us what to do?…….They think just because they are a government official or politician that they have say so?…….Lol….what a laugh. We’ll just keep laying them off and making sure they can’t get a job, making them unemployable, taking all their money,……..poisoning them with illegal drugs,…….destroying their cities with crime, illegals and gangs……….leting gthem get crazier and crazier till they are killing each other like they’re doing now…….and more.

We don’t care……we don ‘t give a rat’s a*s about any of them. We don’t give a dam about their agendas and their stupid alinksy tactics to take over the nation./people. They only think they have money. They don’t have crap. They will destroy themself just like they are doing now. They are all social rejects, deviants, criminals and moochers………….human trash/waste with no self-worth or worth to anyone else either. Man, I’ve never seen such crazy uneducated greedy, self-centered crazies in my entire life. they lie to themselves and even believe their own lies. Fools and suckers they truly are. and they think they are in charge……lol…….I don’t think so. we’re just doing some house cleaning.

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