Wednesday, August 14, 2013 12:57:57 PM National News Alert Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months in prison Jesse L. Jackson Jr., the namesake of the famed civil rights leader and once-promising Illinois congressman, was sentenced to 30 months in prison Wednesday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign money to fund an extravagant lifestyle over many years. In an emotional hearing in federal court in Washington, Jackson said he failed to separate his personal life from his political activities and "could not have been more wrong." Read more at: washingtonpost/local/jesse-l-jackson-jr-set-to-be-sentenced-in-dc-federal-court/2013/08/13/ac5e8296-0452-11e3-88d6-d5795fab4637_story.html
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:13:48 +0000