Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to campaign fund misuse

Jesse Jackson Jr. PHOTO/Getty Images

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend US$750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. He faces 46 to 57 months in prison under a plea deal with prosecutors

Before entering the plea to the conspiracy charge, Jackson told U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins, "I've never been more clear in my life" in his decision to plead guilty.

Later, when

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