The Washington Post is reporting that the former Illinois Democratic congressman entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court. He's charged with using $750,000 in campaign funds to buy fur coats, a Rolex watch and pop-culture memorabilia. The charge against him carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
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Jackson's wife, Sandra, who has also agreed to plead guilty, was charged separately with filing false income tax returns from 2006 through 2011 and faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison.
Read more at the Washington Post.
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