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Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American politician. ... Blagojevich would have selected Jackson. [177] When the scandal first broke, ...
ABC News reported that federal law enforcement officials identified Jesse Jackson, Jr. as Senate Candidate 5. [141] Jackson, who was asked for an interview by federal agents, denied that anyone on his behalf had offered anything for the Senate seat. [141] Jackson claimed not to be a target of an investigation, but admitted to being questioned.
Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) pleaded guilty February 20, 2013, to one count of wire and mail fraud in connection with his misuse of $750,000 in campaign funds. Jackson was sentenced to two-and-one-half years' imprisonment (2013).
Nine Chicago-area mayors sent a letter to President Joe Biden Friday seeking a pardon for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the namesake son of the legendary civil rights leader who was honored at ...
"There is no reason for these prominent icons in the civil rights movement to be here," William "Roddie" Bryan's attorney, Kevin Gough, said Monday.
When Jesse Jackson alluded to the quilt metaphor during his address to the 1984. America is like a quilt, he famously said, where many patches -- the white, the Hispanic and the gay, among the ...
Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) succeeded Mel Reynolds as congressman from Illinois's 2nd congressional district, serving from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. On February 8, 2013, Jackson admitted to violating federal campaign law by using campaign funds to make personal purchases. [ 24 ]
Bernie Sanders, Al Sharpton and half a dozen House members lavished praise on Jesse Jackson, ... S.C., became a lieutenant to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and launched his rights crusades in ...