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CHICAGO (AP) — Mink capes, Bruce Lee autographs and assorted Michael Jackson memorabilia belonging to Jesse Jackson Jr. will be sold to the highest bidder to help ensure the former congressman pays his debt to society in full. The U.S. Marshals Service said it will start selling 13 items in an online auction Tuesday — […]

Jeff Johnson says there is a rumor about President Obama and Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife circling the White House in today’s 3 Things You Should Know. Listen…

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Tom and the crew open the show talking about Elvis, Doug Williams‘ firing and the possibility of Sandi Jackson getting a presidential pardon.

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It looks like ex-Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson, wife of disgraced Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., could be getting a huge favor from the President. “The hottest rumor to come down the political pike: Speculation President Barack Obama may pardon former Ald. Sandi Jackson before he leaves office in January 2017,” Sun-Times political reporter Michael Sneed said […]

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A federal judge on Tuesday set Aug. 14 as the new sentencing date for former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman postponed today’s original sentencing date and scheduled the new hearing. He noted that the change was not done at the request of the couple’s attorney […]

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Convicted former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi Jackson are going to jail, however, Jesse Jr. would like to serve his time before she serves hers. In a federal court filing, his lawyers also said Jackson Jr. has no income other than Social Security payments and a federal pension. “If he serves […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors Friday recommended four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. The government suggested an 18-month sentence for Jackson’s wife, Sandra, who pleaded guilty to filing […]

Jesse Jackson Jr. betrayed his devoted black constituents, stuffed his pockets with campaign cash, and now, as a result of his greed and arrogance, his fate rests in the hands of a federal judge. The former congressman from Illinois, the son of icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., could spend several years in prison for repeated […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, will appear in federal court Wednesday to answer criminal charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. Both have agreed to plead guilty in deals with federal prosecutors. Jackson is charged with conspiracy and his wife […]

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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 to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items — including furs, a gold watch, a football signed by U.S. presidents and even a hat […]

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Chicago’s ex-alderman’s finances are under some intense scrutiny. Federal investigators are probing into the financial records of Sandi Jackson, wife of former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Although her husband is also under federal investigation, this particular case against Sandi stands alone. Insiders say federal agents are allegedly looking for signs that the ex-alderman misused […]

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According to reports, the wife of Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Alderman Sandi Jackson, faces the possibility of criminal charges along with her husband. Jesse Jackson Jr. is reportedly working on a plea deal with the justice department over allegations that he used campaign funds to furnish his Washington D.C. home and purchase a $40,000 Rolex […]