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Prison Time

By Nick R. Martin
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August 14, 2013 9:22 a.m.
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Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) and his wife, former Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson, are both going to prison for misusing campaign funds. A federal judge this afternoon sentenced him to 2 1/2 years and her to a year.

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Nick R. Martin (@nickmartin)  Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com
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