Jesse Jackson Jr. charged; funds cited
Posted: February 16, 2013 at 5:15 a.m.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., shown in this March 9, 2012 photo with his wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, was charged Friday with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses.
The Justice Department filed fraud and conspiracy charges Friday against former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., saying that he used about $750,000 in campaign money for personal expenses that included a Michael Jackson fedora and cashmere capes.
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