CBS News reports that Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is negotiating a plea deal that include his resignation and jail time. Jackson went on leave June 10, though his office didn't disclose it until weeks later. Jackson easily won re-election to his Chicago-area seat Nov. 6. (Photo by Associated Press archive)
Just days after easily winning reelection to his Chicago-area House district seat, Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., has entered negotiations for a plea deal that could include his resignation from Congress and likely jail time, CBS News is reporting.
The son of civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the 17-year congressman is seeking a deal involving allegations of misuse of campaign funds to decorate his house and purchase a $40,000 Rolex watch for a female friend, the network reports.
CBS says the "tentative deal includes Jackson, Jr.'s resignation from Congress for health reasons, a 'guilty' plea involving misuse of campaign funds, and repayment of any contributions that were converted to personal use. At least some jail time is expected. Jackson, Jr.'s pension, which would pay out between $65,000 and $80,000 a year when he turns 62, is also part of the talks."
It was reported in August that Rep. Jackson was being treated for bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic. The Rochester, Minn. clinic specified his condition as Bipolar II, which is defined as periodic episodes of depression and hypomania, a less serious form of mania.
Jackson's office initially described his medical condition as exhaustion and didn't announce that until it nearly two weeks after he went on leave. Later his office disclosed that he had "grappled with certain physical and emotional ailments privately for a long period of time." A statement from an unnamed doctor called it a "mood disorder."Source: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/us_rep_jessie_jackson_seeks_pl.html
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