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Sean Lengell The Washington Times 2/8/2013 Embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois has agreed to plead guilty and faces possible jail time as part of a deal with federal authorities investigating accusations he misused campaign money, Chicago news outlets reported Friday. A federal judge will decide whether the Chicago Democrat, son of well-known […] February 8th, 2013 | Tags: campaign finances, Chicago, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, corruption, Crime, Illinois | Comments are closed
Sean Lengell The Washington Times 11/21/2012 After a long struggle with medical and legal problems, Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress on Wednesday, citing failing health as the reason he is stepping down after 17 years but adding he is cooperating with a federal investigation “into my activities.” The Illinois Democrat, 47, who […] November 21st, 2012 | Tags: Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Raghuveer Nayak, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, corruption, Illinois, Politicians | Comments are closed
William A. Jacobson Legal Insurrection 7/13/2012 We need to start going there. Nothing is off limits anymore. Via Mediaite: “They really don’t want to talk about the economy now, do they?” Eric Bolling asked, before handing it off to Greg Gutfeld, who seemed somewhat amused by the whole thing amusing consider Obama is from Chicago. […] July 14th, 2012 | Tags: "Dreams From My Father", Abake Assongba, Alberto and Carlos Cardona, Andrea Tantaros, Bain Capital, Ben LaBolt, Bill Ayers, Courtney Dupree, drug cartels, drugs, Eric Bolling, felony, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Greg Gutfeld, John Corzine, Mitt Romney, NAACP, Operation Fast and Furious, Shervin Neman, Solyndra, Stephanie Cutter, Tony Rezko, Willie Shepherd | Category: Barack Obama, corruption, Crime, Department of Justice, Economy, Illegal Immigration, Illinois, Mexico, Politics, Racism, SEC, Taxes, unemployment, Video | Comments are closed
Ed Morrissey HotAir.com 4/13/2012 Looks like we may not have heard the last from the Rod Blagojevich corruption scandal after all. The former Illinois governor got a 14-year prison sentence in December on federal charges, following the career path forged by more than one of his predecessors in the office. His brother Robert, however, is […] April 15th, 2012 | Tags: Ethics, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Raghuveer Nayak, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, Robert Blagojevich | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, corruption, Illinois | Comments are closed
David A. Bego Big Government 12/16/2011 The SEIU’s Insidious Tentacles continue to infiltrate government and politics at the expense of its own rank and file without attracting national media attention. Interestingly enough the mainstream media will not peek beneath the covers and investigate reports by employees and employers, such as those detailed in The Devil […] December 16th, 2011 | Tags: "Mariam the Mighty", "Occupy Sacramento", Andy Stern, Card Check, child care workers, Craig Becker, crony capitalism, David Asman, Employer Free Choice Act (EFCA), Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Mariam Noujaim, Medicaid, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), pharmaceutical drug deals, Right to Work, SEIU, smallpox | Category: Barack Obama, California, Communism, Connecticut, Economy, Illinois, Michigan, Unions | Comments are closed
Justin Sink The Hill 12/2/2011 The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it needs more time to complete its review of ethics charges stemming from allegations that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) acted improperly in seeking appointment to President Obama’s former Senate seat in 2009. In a joint news release, Ethics Committee Chairman Jo Bonner […] December 2nd, 2011 | Tags: Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), Raghuveer Nayak, Rep. Debbie Halvorson, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr | Category: Congress, Ethics, Illinois, Politicians | Comments are closed
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