A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.: Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Sentenced To 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Campaign His Wife, Sandra Stevens Jackson, Sentenced to One Year on Tax Charge … Continue reading
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A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.: Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Pleads Guilty To Conspiring to Defraud Campaign of More Than $750,000 He and His Wife Used Campaign Funds for Wide Range of Personal … Continue reading
That’s 3.8 to 4 and three-quarters years in human talk. Plus forfeitures as ordered by the Judge. They would be met in part by selling off the following: The Feds use a point system to reach recommended sentencing. You see … Continue reading
From the U.S. Justice Department: “Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. is scheduled to appear in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at 10:30 a.m. TOMORROW, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. “Sandra Stevens Jackson is scheduled to appear at the … Continue reading
Take a look. It is difficult to comprehend how any congressman could think this was legal. … Continue reading
When I left the car radio at about 3:30 this afternoon, President Barack Obama’s Chicago high school speech was 40 minutes late. Why? My guess is that the indictment of former Jesse Jackson, Jr., and his wife former Alderman Sandy … Continue reading
That’s what Michael Sneed is reporting in the Chicago Sun-Times. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office will presumably be forthcoming. … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting today that Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., is plea bargaining with the Feds in Washington regarding using his campaign funds for personal reasons. Read the story by Michael Sneed here. The original story was broken by … Continue reading
Nothing wrong with the picture. It’s OK to shake your wife’s had at the polls, even if both of you are on the primary ballot. Read the description under the photo that appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times today, though. “Sandi … Continue reading
Four years after his 2008 interview, a physician was indicted for income tax evasion and mail fraud according to the following press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Chicago Tribune explains his connection to our crooked former Governor Rod … Continue reading
Yesterday I speculated that the Chicago Sun-Times might endorse Jesse Jackson, Jr., opponent Isaac Hayes. Endorsing an Republican in a solidly Democratic Party district. Imagine that. Starting last summer “running on character and values, but also on jobs. better school … Continue reading
It’s probably because I met Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s GOP opponent Isaac Hayes at the Family PAC cruise last month that I am following with more than casual interest the deteriorating political fortunes of the incumbent. Today, the Chicago Sun-Times … Continue reading
So, you’re running for Congress in a district which the New York Times’ elections’ econometrician says has 100% odds of electing a Democrat. And the Democrat on the ballot is tarnished Jesse Jackson, Jr. Jackson is so tarnished by the … Continue reading
Well, that will suck all the news space away from the statewide candidates for office. For the next week or so, the political news hole is filled unless someone makes a really big mistake. People will be speculating on why … Continue reading
In any fair world, Isaac Hayes, the Republican opponent to Congressman Jesse Jackson, Junior, would be getting some attention. The South Side Republican gave a rousing speech to those on the Family PAC cruise on a completely delightful summer evening … Continue reading
I read the Chicago Tribune pretty thoroughly. This week after the Fox News expose on community organizing group ACORN Friday, a week ago, I was watching for stories. The TEA Party folks had ACORN’s number. You can see that from … Continue reading
Listing the African American politicians and the Bulls player who have been indicted or received bad publicity, the Chicago Defender is saying its “readers have called and wondered aloud if Black leaders are being targeted.” It mentions Ike Carothers, Roland … Continue reading
April 14, 2009, blogger and WLS-Radio Sunday night talk show host Tom Roeser reveals that President Harry S Truman played poker with rich guys at the White House and won enough to pay off the debts he owed from running … Continue reading
Again thanks to Taxpayers for Common Sense, McHenry County Blog can give you an idea what pork in this year’s congressional budget looks like. We continue in alphabetical order. Today we are reaching the middle of the alphabetical. We cover … Continue reading
Taxpayers for Common Sense have totaled up the congressional earmarks in the budget bill being voted on this week. I was reminded of that when I read an editorial cartoon sent to me by my Joplin, Missouri, brother-in-law. It was … Continue reading