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Prosecutors seek 48-month prison sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr
Source: Reuters
Prosecutors seek 48-month prison sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO | Fri Jun 7, 2013 5:32pm EDT
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have asked for a prison sentence of 48 months for former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who admitted to using campaign funds for lavish personal gifts and other purposes not permitted by law.
Prosecutors in court papers filed on Friday also asked for his wife, Sandi Jackson, a former Chicago city council member, to serve 18 months in prison for misuse of campaign funds.
Given that the couple has two children, prosecutors requested that Sandi Jackson, 49, serve her sentence first, followed by her husband.
"The Court should account for the impact incarceration will have on Defendant's family when structuring his sentence," prosecutors said in a document filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.
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By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO | Fri Jun 7, 2013 5:32pm EDT
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have asked for a prison sentence of 48 months for former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who admitted to using campaign funds for lavish personal gifts and other purposes not permitted by law.
Prosecutors in court papers filed on Friday also asked for his wife, Sandi Jackson, a former Chicago city council member, to serve 18 months in prison for misuse of campaign funds.
Given that the couple has two children, prosecutors requested that Sandi Jackson, 49, serve her sentence first, followed by her husband.
"The Court should account for the impact incarceration will have on Defendant's family when structuring his sentence," prosecutors said in a document filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/07/us-usa-crime-jackson-idUSBRE95614Y20130607