Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois arrives at federal court in Washington on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, with his wife, Sandi. Jackson was <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F14%2Fjustice%2Fjesse-jackson-jr-sentencing%2Findex.html">sentenced to 30 months in prison</a> for misusing about $750,000 in campaign funds. Sandi Jackson received a 12-month sentence for filing false tax returns.
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Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois arrives at federal court in Washington on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, with his wife, Sandi. Jackson was sentenced to 30 months in prison for misusing about $750,000 in campaign funds. Sandi Jackson received a 12-month sentence for filing false tax returns.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. enters U.S. District Court in Washington on February 20, where he <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F02%2F20%2Fjackson-jr-pleads-guilty-to-misusing-funds%2F%3Firef%3Dallsearch">pleaded guilty</a>.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. enters U.S. District Court in Washington on February 20, where he pleaded guilty.
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Jackson and his wife, Sandi, leave U.S. District Court in Washington on February 20 after entering guilty pleas. <br />
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Jackson and his wife, Sandi, leave U.S. District Court in Washington on February 20 after entering guilty pleas.
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Jackson, here on the U.S. Capitol steps in December 2011, represented Illinois' 2nd Congressional District from 1995 to 2012. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F11%2F21%2Fpolitics%2Fillinois-jackson-resigns">He resigned from Congress</a> in November 2012, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health."<br />
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Jackson, here on the U.S. Capitol steps in December 2011, represented Illinois' 2nd Congressional District from 1995 to 2012. He resigned from Congress in November 2012, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health."
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Jackson addresses the health care overhaul at an August 2009 town hall meeting at a Chicago church.
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Jackson addresses the health care overhaul at an August 2009 town hall meeting at a Chicago church.
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From left, Jackson, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama stand for the national anthem at the U.S. Capitol in February 2009 during the bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
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From left, Jackson, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama stand for the national anthem at the U.S. Capitol in February 2009 during the bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
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Jackson responds in December 2008 to allegations in a bribery scandal involving then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich was accused of trying to profit as he considered whom to appoint to take Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F03%2F15%2Fjustice%2Fillinois-blagojevich-sentence">Blagojevich began serving a 14-year sentence on a corruption conviction</a> in March 2012. No charges were filed against Jackson.
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Jackson responds in December 2008 to allegations in a bribery scandal involving then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich was accused of trying to profit as he considered whom to appoint to take Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich began serving a 14-year sentence on a corruption conviction in March 2012. No charges were filed against Jackson.
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Leaving a White House ceremony in December 2005 are Jesse Jackson Jr., right, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who's holding his grandson, Jesse Jackson III.
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Leaving a White House ceremony in December 2005 are Jesse Jackson Jr., right, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who's holding his grandson, Jesse Jackson III.
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Jackson addresses the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston in July 2004. The son of the civil rights leader was once viewed as a rising political star.
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Jackson addresses the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston in July 2004. The son of the civil rights leader was once viewed as a rising political star.
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