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Jesse Jackson Jr Charged With Stealing $750,000 In Campaign Cash Used To Purchase "Fur Capes And Parkas" And Much More
And so the surreal criminal saga of former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. ("JJJR", "Junior" or just "Jackson") has ended. Jackson, 47, a prominent Chicagoan son of the civil-rights leader of the same name for the handful of people who are unaware, was a national co-chairman of President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign and an advocate of traditional Democratic Party constituencies. He disappeared in June, and it was later revealed that he was being treated at the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal issues, although now it appears kleptomania may have been one of the afflictions treated too. He returned to his Washington home in September but went back to the clinic the next month. As Bloomberg summarizes, "he pushed to maintain government support for the poor, including welfare, assistance for heating bills and the Head Start early education program." He certainly was very generous with other people's money.
So generous, in fact, that hours ago he was charged with "misusing", also known as stealing, some $750,000 in campaign funds for purchases including a $43,350 gold Rolex watch, $5,150 for fur capes and parkas, $9,588 worth of "children's furniture", Michael Jackson and Bruce Lee memorabilia and much more.
At the same time Jackson’s wife, Sandra Stevens Jackson, was charged in a separate case with filing false tax returns. She faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison. Junior's charge has a maximum term of five years in prison. More importantly, he is sorry (to be caught, we can only surmise): "I want to offer my sincerest apologies to my family, my friends and all of my supporters for my errors in judgment and while my journey is not yet complete, it is my hope that I am remembered for the things that I did right."
We hope Jackson's career-ender is a shining beacon of light what happens when the "misuse" of other people's money is finally exposed, especially, as the case may be, when once it finally all runs out.
From Bloomberg:
No court dates have been set.
William Miller, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen in Washington, declined to comment on the charges.
Jackson’s wife will plead guilty to one count of tax fraud, her lawyers, Dan Webb and Tom Kirsch of Winston & Strawn LLP, said in a statement.
“Ms. Jackson has accepted responsibility for her conduct, is deeply sorry for her actions, and looks forward to putting this matter behind her and her family,” according to the statement.
Jackson, who ended a career of almost 17 years in the U.S. Congress by resigning in November, won a special election for a vacant House seat in 1995 and began serving on Dec. 12 of that year. He subsequently never garnered less than 81 percent of the general-election vote in his district on Chicago’s South Side until last year when he won a 10th House term with 63 percent.
His wife resigned her Chicago alderman seat last month.
Jackson was a national co-chairman of President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign and an advocate of traditional Democratic Party constituencies. He pushed to maintain government support for the poor, including welfare, assistance for heating bills and the Head Start early education program.
Jackson was caught up in the scandal surrounding former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s attempts to sell an appointment to Obama’s former Senate seat. Identified in court papers as “Senate Candidate 5” who was willing to raise money for the governor’s re-election, Jackson denied the allegations and said he wasn’t a target in the federal probe.
Blagojevich was convicted in June 2011 and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Educated at the elite Washington prep school St. Albans, Jackson graduated from North Carolina A&T State University in 1987. He earned a master’s degree in theology from Chicago Theological Seminary and a law degree from University of Illinois College of Law.
And since everyone only wants to know just what "memorabilia" and other trinkets he spent $750,000 of taxpayer money on, here is the list from the conspiracy charge:
- $43,350 gold-plated Rolex;
- $9,587.64 worth of children's furniture;
- $5,150 worth of fur capes and parkas
- $1,553 porcelain collector's items
And then this:
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See. We Chicagoans know how to be crooked.
The rest of you should be taking notes, damnit.
He better get bundling ASAP. BTW-I didn't realize that theft and shakedowns had a genetic component.
You can afford to pay a lot of money for shit when the taxpayer or your donors are paying for it...
What u be talkin about Willis? I bees intitled. I'm the son of a slave. Well sort of .... a long time ago in a far off land..... damn master.... beat my daddy he did. dis hear is reparation moddo faqer my mule be needin a fur cape. love you mammy.
When do we hear from PETA?
It’s refreshing to see one of the corrupt chosen ones take it in the shorts for some of his transgressions.
It would be even more refreshing to learn what he did to piss off certain other chosen few enough to make them give him up.
He should just claim he was using the funds as part of his community activist duties. Then he could just run for prez in 2016.....
so what Bloomberg just decriminalized weed in NYC. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. that is all.
Ok, but no more than 32 ounces at a time...
Go long Duncan-Hienz brownie mix.
Dolemite ain't got nothin' on Jesse. Or Kerry.
<-----BK = Bloomberg's Blackberry.
<-----BK = Bloomberg maggot staffer's Blackberry
Double fisted cottonmouth cups.
I have a dream......a bad bad dream.
Free at last!
Anyone can now become a corrupt politician....regardless of skin color.
He doesn't like rednecks...
We don't need another black guy in our prison system. Too many already.
BTW.... he did it wrong. You need to become prez or secretary of something to steal in broad daylight. Dummy.
pretty boy like that wouldn't last very long...
He'll be the Democratic presidential candidate one day..., I'd imagine.
As long as he offers the voters a box of free cheese every week or two, they aren't too particular.
Look to the list of his purchases and those of his family members as Exhibit Fuckin' A as to what RETARDS spend fiat paper on.
UPDATE: Jackson [& wife] plead guilty...
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@TIS ~ & with all due respect, I think it's MORE RETARDED to hold the 'fiat paper' in question... But I do agree they could have gotten more useful things in exchange for them...
We don't need another black guy in our prison system. Too many already.
BTW.... he did it wrong. You need to become prez or secretary of something to steal in broad daylight. Dummy.
Well bein O's main man should mean he don be gettin indicted n stuff . $hit man! O you gotz to fix dis!
Now THATS funny right there...LOL!!!
whouda thunk?
I wanna see Banzai run with this one...fur coat, fedora brim and the gangsta lean!
my favorite part of all these white-collar thieves is where the guy at peregrine financial was fraud so sipc doesn't cover customer losses but corzine at mf global was not fraud so sipc does cover them. kind of like fraud on top of fraud. hush money even if, for some, only 54 cents on the dollar.
http://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2013/02/settling-mf-global-claims-who-g...
At least it wasn't bruce willis memorabilia
Sing along- "I wish that I had Jesse's Grill"
wait, my new favorite part is closer to the post:
Jackson made it to Congress in 1995 after winning a special election triggered by the resignation of Representative Mel Reynolds, who was convicted of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography. Reynolds is now vying for the seat again in a Feb. 26 Democratic primary (pardoned by clinton).
maybe reynolds can win and when he is jailed again jesse jr. may be pardoned to get back in congress.
Turnstyle of shame.
Marion Barry, bytchez.
Shit doesn't get real until "they" are buying PM's, and losing them in Carnival Cruise Line accidents.
That is NOT "funney",
that's bullish for Gold !!
I was way to lazy to read the whole document. How much was spent on Malt Liquor?
WTF The American Che falls to the MAN.
Now the Rev Jackson son goes down to the MAN.
Wake the fuck up the "O" is just workin, you guessed right brothers, for the MAN... .
Bring on Black Dynamite....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Y24a0cyCE
SHAFT!
(With JJ Jr. reprising Richard Rowntree's role in the original Blackploitation blockbuster, the title takes on a whole new meaning! This time around, Rahm Emmanuel takes a walk-in role as the local kosher mafia enforcer, loan-sharkin out of the mayor's office, while the corrupt police chief looks the other way as art students disquised as Black Panthers plot to blow up the Sears Tower! Dynamite Action Thriller****) - Siskel&Ebert
It's complicated Bitchez... can you dig it!
Wow, cannot wait for the tunes in 8-track....
+ 1
Bon Voyage BK, but don't blame us if you get hungry for a burger...
@ ihedge
+ 1
I was going to write something very rude along the lines of how the apple does not fall far from the tree, but fortunately I did not...
Why would that be rude? It's true!
I do not know whats worse DoChen the corruption or the sheeple that put him back in office after the charges were filed last year!
My thoughts as well
Fur capes and parkas. Of course.
Only a black man would use ill-gotten proceeds to buy such crap. Who does he think he is? Kanye West? WTF...
Where's the line item for hookers and blow?
I know some people that say he extorted millions to gain influence for compainies.
Wheres that shit ?
Wheres that shit ?
That's why he and his wife are "very sorry and look forward to putting this behind them".
"very sorry & putting behind them" = Pardon from O
LOLOLOLOLO, yea. I knew this guy was caught doing something when he decided last year to get "treatment" for his issues. He was guilty and he knew it.
I’m surprised that Tyler hasn’t yet posted that the squid is being investigated for slaughtering Muppets out of season.
"Securities regulators on Friday filed suit against unknown traders in the options of ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co, alleging they traded on inside information before the company announced a deal to be acquired for $23 billion by Warren…"
The article goes on to say Goldman Sacs is in the SEC's crosshairs.
http://tinyurl.com/bmetq6f
"...in a statement Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it was cooperating with the regulator's investigation."
"..............to ensure that as many small-fish muppets as possible are left holding the bag."
"I’m surprised that Tyler hasn’t yet posted that the squid is being investigated for slaughtering Muppets out of season."
There is no closed season for muppet.
What a terrible congressman! He was so bad with his insider trades he had to tap his campaign funds!
Wow genetic component... I wonder if it will run through reverend Jesse Jackson's bastard children also? Hmmm.
Actually in recent medical research the Brits claim to have found it to be so.
Or so they claim.
Hey, Idea!
Why don't we just call it "cultural"
I mean I can understand the Jimi Hendrix memorabilia, but fur capes? cmon. What is he trying to be the black superman?
Nah, Bootsie Collins.
Yeah, only blood sucking vampires wear capes.
@Cheesy:
Blackula:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN2a5zGmBPI
Lol, or Count chocula, take your pick.
http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/2/7/7/9/6/2/3/Count-Chocula-58614764237.jpeg#Count%20Chocula
Looks like Daddy, Jesse Jackass, will have to ramp up his "shake-down" operations!
I'm not sure if Denny's is even turning a profit anymore. Do they have a "Black man not be taking dat' sheeet, motha fuckin' cracker" payoff fund in their budget anymore?
James Brown would be proud.
Looking at the list, this is obviously a huge misunderstanding. He needed everything for his Halloween fundraiser with the Michael Jackson theme.
He's now officially qualified to be governor.
Nic Nolte: "Look at you ~ You're wearing a $5,000 fur cape & you're still a low life"
Jesse Jackson: "Yeah ~ but I look GOOD"
Governor, hell! He's presidential material! He will probably get 2 Nobel PC Prizes when he gets elected!
So generous, in fact, that hours ago he was charged with "misusing", also known as stealing.
LOL! Funny shit from the Tylers. ;-)
As John Tutorro aka Bernie Birnbaum "the schmatta kid" in Miller's Crossing would say - "what is the play?"
I don't get it. Jesse and pals are Obummer friends. Nobody gets indicted in Chicago or by the US attorney without Obummer or Rahm's okay.
Is this the night of the long knives against Jesse Jackson?
Yeah, considering his mental issues, maybe it was a lovers spat with Obama?
"Yeah, considering his mental issues..."
Man got no choice who he daddy is!
Daddy Jackson once said of Obama:
"I want to cut his nuts out."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/black-power-struggle-i-...
Ironic phrase given the news good thing his son looks sane in the picture
Yes, to be a crooked is quite Chicagoan. To be caught though is more Washingtonian.
He is like a 100 others UP there, he just got caught.
Lookin' good in that fur cape, boss.
http://thingsfatpeoplehate.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/doggsnoop-fur4.jpg
I'll bet anyone on this list everything in my pocket against everything in yours this cocksucker gets re-elected when he gets out of prison. They had marion berry on tape smoking crack with a hooker and he got elected back to public office.
Pimpin' ain't easy, bitchez.
Looks like he was heavy on the crack pipe in 09'.
Now I know who it was that outbid me for that Fur Cape on eBay.
nice the comments are doin the extra tonight
Your loss bitch! I took the felt feather cap too for just under 7 large!
Fiat pimpin'...
@ACP:
"Now pimpin' ain't easy but it's necessary'
So I'm chasin' bitches like Tom's chasin' Jerry"
- Down for Whatever, Ice Cube
He learned well from Daddy...
Exactly, learned everything from Daddy. He'll probably be re-elected.
Another pompous assed liberal prick who thinks its OK to live like a king, but everyone else should live like a peasant. Of all the pompous asses, I hate the Limosine Liberal the most.
Yeah, the "long-legged Mack Daddy," Barry O'bama.
Bush's fault
his pappy warned, "stay out the bushes" right before Sr. Knocked up a young girl.
The dingleberry doesn't fall far from the asshole.
Is anyone surprised?
This is some BS theater. My guess is the have this fake trial and he is acquitted. Like Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters. Why? Obummer sending a warning to Jesse Sr?
No way he gets convicted of anything unless obama and rahm want him convicted. There are no real laws or law enforcement especailly in Chicago.
Are you sure that is not Obama?
If he had a son, he'd look like Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Chicago! Chicago! that toddlin' towwwn.
His getup is a bit poofy.
Gold plated Rolex, $43K? What a loser!
No no no...that was a misunderstanding. It is a solid gold Rolex, but he kept in on a gold plate on his dresser.
Poor guy, sounds like he OG'd. So sad.
How about sum real fine Chrome Spinin' alloys for the limo? Must be somewhere in the list... $750,000 where's the rest? Custom pneumatic suspension? Chrome .32 ACP?.... Choom 'n' Hookers?
Yep, Gold Rolex's really suck big time....
I don't think Rolex sells gold-plated anything.
Off topic but of interest, bit a freudian slip maybe?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/15/poor-choice-of-words-obama-sa...
During a Google hangout Thursday night, President Barack Obama was asked about his administration deporting “record numbers” of illegal immigrations during his first term. His poorly phrased response sounded more like something you might expect from Vice President Joe Biden.
“This is something I’ve struggled with throughout my presidency,” Obama said. “The problem is that I’m the president of the United States, I’m not the emperor of the United States. My job is to execute laws that are passed.”
youtube video embedded in article.
"The problem is that I’m the president of the United States, I’m not the emperor of the United States.My job is to execute laws that are passed.”
I'm sure he's contemplating some Executive Order to fix that.
Just delete all except " My job is to execute. "
Fixed. Fo' real.
+1
"The problem is that I’m the president of the United States"
His problem??
More like OUR problem.
you got that right.
No need, with the support of the Idiocracy:
"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions and laughed delightedly at his licentiousness and thought it very superior of him to acquire vast amounts of gold illicitly. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful good society' which shall now be Rome's, interpreted to mean 'more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.' Julius was always an ambitious villain, but he is only one man."
Pimpin' ain't easy!
Damn. That's already taken?
Alright then.
"It was the educated brother from the bank. If I'm going down, I'm taking a whole lotta people with me!"
It is racism by the Fed banksters. That's all it is. They are targeting the black folk now. Moving into Africa to begin stealing their rescources. Taking their genes in Australia.
He's was just cold that's all, you know, global warming or cooling or whatever.
And "the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal issues"? Maybe he should just stop the mayonnaise.
The fur capes were obviously another way to keep people warm, paying the heating bills just weren't enough.
He is a same race friend of the King, nothing will happen and the sheep will not even remember Jesse Jackson had a son in 3, 2, 1 ....
End of story
American Dreams
Black fur reversible? WTF! What color is the other side...
The reverse is a Chicago Bulls Championship jacket.
Red mink, yo.
Green.
LOL
That said, I do admire his tastes.
...especially the Bruce Lee stuff.
I was a little put off by the bloc of pedophile memorabilia...prolly jus me tho ;-)
Hmmmm...good point.
It wasn't a critique of yours...I'm a fan of Lee too...and Eddie V ;-)
He disbursed $43,350 for a gold-plated Rolex? I mean, for that kind of money, you should be able to buy two solid-gold Rolexes. What a stupid putsch!
The only thing that surprises me is he was caught AND charged. He must not have greased someone...
Looks like Junior got waylaid in midwest Hymietown...
Funny who always gets charged with crimes.
So? He's a pimp. What's the big deal?
I read that as part of his plea deal, he has to throw his wife under the bus as well. They can have fun together at Camp Snoopy.
http://youtu.be/WFY2kJ96jNY
#ImBlackYall
Hope I made you proud Daddy.
You sure did Jr., but I sure could use one of them nice ass Fur Parkas !
No problem Daddy, you got it.
Praise Jesus!! replies Jessie Sr.
Fur Capes... Who is this guy? Huggy Bear?
"Crookedness never Sleeps."
So he's the bastard that outbid me for the Jackson/EVH guitar.
@#$$%@#
Quackers. Quack quack.
You can take the low information voter out of the 'hood but you can't pull its mouth out of the trough.
Mink reversable parka & Michael Jackson fedora. Heh,heh, stylin & profiling!
Call Rev. Sharpton! Call Daddy Jackson. Time to march for justice! A blatant racist prosecution of a hospitalized victim of insidious, I mean invidious, entrapment of our duly elected representative! Will ALL of our black Illinois leader go to jail? No ! We want justice! Rehabilitation! Not enslavement! This man needs a Doctor, not a prosecutor! How much left in the campaign chest? Hmmm, reparations too!
$43,350?? wow that's a lot of money for a gold plated rolex.
He'll get off with a stern censure. Convenient to stash him in a mental institution until after the election and hide behind medical privacy laws.
Rolex, Rolex? wheres my stinking beer distributorship; i want it i need it its my right, .....steal it all as much as possible. its chicago.
Clinton / JJJr 2016!
"Hopeless Change You Can Witness"
TNB, not because he stole money, but what he spent it on.
The Honorable Jesse Jackson Jr......... everything wrong with America.
So when does he get the "Medal of Freedom?"
LOL - Go figure. At least he didn’t buy a lot of bikes or anything.
career ending...??!?!?!?!....this is the first 'test' to see if he could be president of the united states...!
Politicians misspeak, the rest of us lie. Politicians misuse funds, the rest of us steal. Politicians have inappropriate relationships, the rest of us cheat.
Free Jon Corzine! ..this guy too
What a dumb ass. $43k will buy over 25 ounces of real gold. Not just a useless watch.
Obviouslah Jissah Jackson Seniah din't teach the juniah Jackson all dat daddie knowz, seein'z how da onlah cookie jar daddah'z been caught wit hiz hand in waz some babbiemomma'z choclit cream pie who den dun popped out Jissah seniah'z bassturd.
I dub thee, Smegley Wanxalot, Doctor of Ebonics
Obama gonna pay my mogage, bitchez.............
Obama Home to go with my Obama Phone!
"EVERYBODY GETTIN' 'BAMA CAPES"
I have sinned!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1OXAi7rNMg
Like father like son.
Shit, not even close. JJ jr didn't even get $1M, nor did he get away with it. I bet he's the one kid who isn't JJ sr's.