Post by Alyssa on Feb 16, 2013 9:11:39 GMT -5
Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign fundslink
Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds
On Friday federal prosecutors charged the former congressman with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. He is accused of purchasing several personal items including Michael Jackson memorabilia. NBC's Lester Holt reports.
By Ward Room staff, NBCChicago.com
Federal officials filed charges Friday against Jesse Jackson Jr. after the former congressman reportedly signed a plea deal for allegedly improperly spending hundreds of thousands in campaign funds.
The paperwork was filed at the U.S District Courthouse in Washington. Jackson, who left the public eye last summer for treatment of bi-polar disorder and resigned from office in November, is not expected to make an appearance, but he offered a response in his first statement to the public in months.
Read the full indictment here in PDF
“Over the course of my life I have come to realize that none of us are immune from our share of shortcomings and human frailties," Jackson said in the statement released by the attorneys representing him in the federal probe.
"Still I offer no excuses for my conduct and I fully accept my responsibility for the improper decisions and mistakes I have made," he said. "To that end I want to offer my sincerest apologies to my family, my friends and all of my supporters for my errors in judgment and while my journey is not yet complete, it is my hope that I am remembered for the things that I did right.”
Among the items that Jackson is accused of purchasing with campaign funds:
$10,000 worth of Bruce Lee Memorabilia.
More than $20,000 in Michael Jackson memborabilia.
Martin Luther King Memorabilia.
Fur coats and capes and more.
read more: Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign fundslink
Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds
On Friday federal prosecutors charged the former congressman with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. He is accused of purchasing several personal items including Michael Jackson memorabilia. NBC's Lester Holt reports.
By Ward Room staff, NBCChicago.com
Federal officials filed charges Friday against Jesse Jackson Jr. after the former congressman reportedly signed a plea deal for allegedly improperly spending hundreds of thousands in campaign funds.
The paperwork was filed at the U.S District Courthouse in Washington. Jackson, who left the public eye last summer for treatment of bi-polar disorder and resigned from office in November, is not expected to make an appearance, but he offered a response in his first statement to the public in months.
Read the full indictment here in PDF
“Over the course of my life I have come to realize that none of us are immune from our share of shortcomings and human frailties," Jackson said in the statement released by the attorneys representing him in the federal probe.
"Still I offer no excuses for my conduct and I fully accept my responsibility for the improper decisions and mistakes I have made," he said. "To that end I want to offer my sincerest apologies to my family, my friends and all of my supporters for my errors in judgment and while my journey is not yet complete, it is my hope that I am remembered for the things that I did right.”
Among the items that Jackson is accused of purchasing with campaign funds:
$10,000 worth of Bruce Lee Memorabilia.
More than $20,000 in Michael Jackson memborabilia.
Martin Luther King Memorabilia.
Fur coats and capes and more.
read more: Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign fundslink