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Federal prosecutors and FBI agents in Washington have launched a new criminal investigation of Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. involving alleged financial improprieties, including possible misuse of funds monitored by Congress, law enforcement sources tell NBC News.
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The probe prompted lawyers for Jackson who has been on a leave of absence from Congress since June for medical treatment to meet with federal prosecutors this week in an attempt to persuade them not to bring charges against the congressman, sources said.
It's not his fault, he's a nut case, who was off his meds. Sounds like a great commiecrat defense to me. Plus you add his color and Holder will just overlook the whole thing. It's part of that social justice thing don'cha know.
The sources, confirming an account in the Chicago Sun-Times, said the new probe is being run out of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C. The Sun-Times report cited sources who said the probe focusing on "suspicious activity" was launched shortly before Jackson's sudden leave of absence in June.
What's wrong with him that he's spending months in a hospital?
A Sneed source who claims to have visited Jackson this week said, Jesse wanted you to know he is finding it difficult to continue his treatment because the press is staking out his home and making access to his doctor, who is within a short walking distance from his home, incredibly hard. He said his doctors are considering sending him back to Mayo Clinic for treatment.
The source added Jackson, who is being treated for bipolar disorder during his four-month absence from work, is trying to stay focused and calm to enhance his treatment and is just following doctors orders. Jackson, who is also being investigated by the Feds, sees his doctor twice a day. Jackson is recuperating, not working and has no intention of dropping out of his re-election campaign, according to the source.
Congressman Jackson, the subject of a Gawker.com report that he was spotted recently having drinks on two nights with two different women at a beer bar in Washington, claims the women were lobbyists... friends, according to the source. Jesse was not working, just catching up and chatting with friends, the source added. Gawker reported Jesse and the women didnt appear intoxicated or loud, but were definitely enjoying themselves.
The Sun-Times disclosed on Friday that federal investigators have launched a new probe of Jacksons finances for suspicious activity. A later Wall Street Journal report, which said Jackson was being probed for allegedly using campaign money to decorate his D.C. house, contends the probe is nearing completion and attorneys for the lawmaker recently sought assurance from senior Justice Department officials they would not seek an indictment before the November election. The request was refused. Ald. Sandi Jackson, Jacksons wife, who steadfastly supports her husband and father of their two children despite public reports of his infidelity two years ago, recently described reporters as jackals at a campaign fund-raiser in Chicago. Stay tuned.
Obamarama...
The 47-year-old Illinois Democrat and son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson quietly went on leave in early June and hasn't appeared publicly since, despite seeking re-election for a ninth term in office. Jackson's office didn't publicly disclose he had gone on leave until two weeks into it, and it initially refused to specify the nature of his illness or even say where he was. It was later revealed he had been hospitalized for treatment of bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal problems, first at a facility in Arizona and later at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
He was released in September and returned to the family's home in Washington, but has yet to return to the campaign trail with barely two and a half weeks to go before Election Day. "Like many human beings, a series of events came together in my life at the same time and they have been difficult to sort through," Jackson said in the automated phone call. "I am human. I am doing my best. I am trying to sort through them all."
Jackson thanked his supporters and said he is "starting to heal" but that his doctors tell him the road to recovery is a long one. "I am anxious to return to work on your behalf, but at this time it is against medical advice, and while I will always give my all to my constituents, I ask for your continued patience as I work to get my health back," he said. The timing of the leave also has raised questions, since it comes as Jackson is under a House Ethics Committee investigation for ties to Illinois' imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The committee is looking into allegations that Jackson was involved in discussions about raising money for Blagojevich's campaign in exchange for the then-governor appointing him to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich has been imprisoned since March on corruption charges, including having tried to sell the seat. Jackson has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. Jackson, who first won office in 1995, is on the November ballot with two little-known candidates. He's widely expected to win re-election.
Congressman Jackson says he's 'starting to heal' - Yahoo! News
Yeah, he has been preparing his defense with this "mental illness" bullshit. That's the best he and his lawyers could come up with. There is a very good chance that an indictment will be handed to him in the near future.
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) is currently under investigation by Federal prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly misusing campaign money. And according to the Wall Street Journal, the money was spent to to decorate his home in Washington, D.C.
Thats right, the Chicago congressman and son of civil-rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson may have used that money to spruce up the Dupont Circle family house that was put on the market for $2.5 million in September.
Weve heard of campaign money being spent on banners and signs supporting the candidate. But not pillows and rugs. And though no specific amount has been suggested on how much money may have gone toward home decor for his house, if its true, we hope to get a pick at the goods.
I met the Jr. in his DC office last March. He's got good in his eyes but he's surrounded. If I could, I'd give him a big ol' hug. I bet his old man never hugged him. We all could use a little kindness and compassion in our lives. Up until that day I totally despised him, and to this day I don't like his politics.
CaféAuLait;6194742 said:lol Yeah, mental illness which makes one spend campaign money on home renovations and furniture.
