Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty: ‘I Lived Off My Campaign’

Jesse L. Jackson Jr., the former Democratic representative from Illinois, pleaded guilty on

Wednesday to one felony fraud count in connection with his use of $750,000 in campaign money to pay for

living expenses and buy items like stuffed animals, elk heads and fur capes.
 
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Lavish Lifestyle of a Lawmaker Yields Federal Charges (February 16, 2013) As part of a plea agreement,

prosecutors recommended that Mr. Jackson receive a sentence of 46 to 57 months in prison. The federal judge

overseeing the case, Robert L. Wilkins, is scheduled to sentence Mr. Jackson on June 28.