Stories Related to Jesse Jackson Jr., Wife Charged In Federal Cases

By PETE YOST, Associated Press: Nation
Fri, 02/15/2013 - 2:20pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was charged with filing false income tax forms....

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