Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentencing Request: Ex-Congressman Wants To Head To Jail Before Wife Sandi [View all]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/jesse-jackson-jr-sentencing_n_3459816.html
This would have happened if they spread out their criminal activities.. I think his time for telling people what he wants has ended...
Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi appear to be preparing for the likely possibility that they will both be heading to prison when they are sentenced on July 3 for spending campaign cash on personal items.
In a Monday court filing, Jackson Jr.'s attorneys wrote that if both the ex-congressman and his wife are sent to prison, he would like to serve his sentence first because "Mrs. Jackson would be able to work and could stabilize the family’s finances," the Chicago Tribune reports.
The family is described as "in significant financial peril" because Jackson Jr. cannot currently earn income aside from receiving payments from Social Security and his federal pension, according to the Tribune.
The Jacksons both pleaded guilty in February to using $750,000 in campaign funds on lavish personal expenses. Jackson, 48, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison plus a fine of $250,000. His wife Sandi, 49, could go away for one to two years. They also must repay the approximately $750,000 they illegally spent.
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