Posted on 08/16/2013 4:24:30 PM PDT by South40
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Many people say the federal crimes committed by former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, former Chicago alderman Sandi Jackson are the latest examples of corruption in our state.
Jackson Jr. will serve 30 months behind bars and remain on probation for three additional years. After her husband serves his time, Sandi Jackson will go to jail for 12 months without a chance for less time for good behavior. She was ordered to pay $22,000 in restitution and serve 200 hours of community service.
The former congressman plead guilty to spending $750,000 in campaign funds on extravagant personal items - like a $43,350 gold-plated men's Rolex watch. His wife plead guilty to filing a false tax return, since she failed to report $600,000 in income that the couple earned between 2005 and 2011. She was also her husband's campaign treasurer.
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You do know what the /s at the end of my statement meant, don't you? In the chance you do not, it meant my comment was sarcasm.
Puh-lease. How could Illinois’ reputation possibly be tainted? It is already as low as it can go.
This is a serious story!! A serious story??
You gotta be chittin me.
And Rod Blagojevich, Al Capone, Ted Kacyznski, John Dillinger, Barak Obama....
....../sarc
I believe the author(s) of the headline were serious, though I cannot imagine who, other than the author(s) would think so.
Illinois image tainted?
I had to stop right there! OMG,,how freaking hilarious is that statement!
Unbelievable
The funniest line I’ve heard all day!!!! The entire state that could be indicted under RICO image is tainted by race baiter JR .......
The image was so shiney before this.
Illiois has a lot of great people, loads of history, it produces tons of food and other products, and with it’s wealth and resources, should rank at the top. Instead, we pay the price for incompetent, corrupt, Democrat “leadership”.
Yep. You have to wonder what Illinois would be without Chicago.
Surely that headline is a satirical joke. Chi-town has EMBRACED scumbag leaders and politicians since Hector was a pup.
It is likely that the only elected officials in Chicago not yet “corrupt” is because they haven’t been caught yet.
I’m not sure how you taint a crap sandwich.
I do know the sarcasm sign.
I also know that you ought to quote FULLY and COMPLETELY. Not doing so is wrong, cheating and dishonest.
So, if you would please have the goodness to quote me fully and correctly or NOT AT ALL, please.
The rest of my quote was the gist....humor:
QUOTE: Oh, yeah, Capone, Nitty and other charmers like them.
Where, o where are you Robert Stack?
Get it?
Thankew.
What reputation? That went down the toilet about 100 years ago.
Yeah. He only stole a measly 750 grand. An embarrassingly piddling amount by Illinois standards.
Thank you for letting me know you are one of the many jackasses who infest FR. I'll make a point to ignore you in the future.
Indeed. He has a long way to go to emerge from the shadow of his mentor, his daddy.
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