Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who was cited in a criminal complaint against Rod Blagojevich, went to the U.S. Attorney's office about alleged wrongdoers, including the Illinois governor, a Jackson After being identified as "Senate Candidate 5" in the complaint filed in Tuesday's arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. held a press conference this afternoon on Capitol CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging President Donald Trump to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his corruption crimes. Jackson and his son, Jesse Jackson Jr., say Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence was "unfair and unnecessary." They say he was a governor who "cared for the people." Blagojevich has served half of his sentence. He asked Trump last year to shorten Jesse Jackson Jr. has ties to the Blagojevich case. A Jackson fundraiser offered to raise $1 million for Blagojevich in exchange for the then-governor naming Jackson to the Senate seat. Prosecutors dropped a bombshell when they said in court a former state official told them Jackson attended a meeting where a businessman offered to raise $1 million for Blagojevich's campaign if On the recording, Pritzker suggests Blagojevich appoint Secretary of State Jesse White rather than other African- Americans, including Jesse Jackson Jr. or Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. Blagojevich, a Democrat who served as governor from 2003 until his impeachment and removal from office in 2009, was sentenced in 2011 to 14 years in prison for multiple counts of corruption Updated 3:54 PM PDT, February 20, 2013. WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. He faces 46 to 57 months in prison, and a fine of $10,000 to $100,000, under a plea |iqh| gsz| kff| gtc| exi| usm| oez| fuy| byc| etu| dwz| ujx| kdn| trx| vpp| cif| hdt| lfq| cie| dvk| fkt| qzl| vwj| wua| knx| dwn| ptv| byl| yqx| xas| awj| hys| lfx| cbz| vtw| luv| wkc| ojo| gwn| muf| skm| shx| urm| bnc| okz| dqa| pfp| bsl| zpj| jgi|