Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. may have been reelected while he was staying at the Mayo Clinic and not campaigning, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be going back to Washington, DC. More likely he’ll be spending some time in the slammer.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s 17-year career in Congress is coming to an end, and he will likely spend some time in jail as a result of a plea bargain, according to WBBM-TV2, Chicago’s CBS News affiliate.
Former federal prosecutor Dan Webb is negotiating the deal on behalf of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s son. Webb is now chairman of the law firm Winston & Strawn.
WBBM reported that a tentative deal has been reached that will include a guilty plea on charges that Jackson misused campaign funds for his own personal gain. He would have to resign his seat in Congress and pay back political contributions that he used for personal expenses and perks.
“At least some jail time would seem inevitable,” the Chicago newscast reported Friday night. (Read More)
Maybe while his dad is looking for payback from Obama he’ll ask for a pardon.
Update: Linked by I’m 41 – thanks!
Is it not amazing though, that Democrats are all too eager to vote in someone who violates laws? WAIT – what am I asking that for? Democrats like to violate everything.
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@lonelycon Great rehab that Jail!
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@lonelycon and just won reelection too! Says something does it not???
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I find it hard to believe he will spend time in the slammer with JJ Sr. still around. I think they will continue to blame it on depression or drugs/alcohol and he wil spend more time in rehab.
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Dammit, you stole my closing line….
Not to fear. He’ll be forgiven, O will be square with the Reverend, and black society is going to get one whopper of a shock when the realize Obama is much more concerned about class warfare than color warfare.
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I voted for my man Obama and my man Jesse! So don’t you go wavin’ none of your [bleeper bleepin'] laws in my [bleeper bleepin'] face, You got that [bleeper bleeper].
So this is what “The Great Society” looks like. Thanks LBJ but I’d trade it back for the original version anytime.
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So impressed with the discernment of the voters in his congressional district to have overwhelmingly re-elected someone who has been MIA for six months, and who did not bother to campaign. Mental illness? Not even a sense that that disqualifies one from serving in congress from the perspective of this inner city Chicago congressional district. And I doubt that the felony criminal conviction would bother these voters, except that now according to the plea bargin, he must resign.
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I notice they didn’t describe his 17 year career in Congress as distinguished.
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