Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) said he’ll “make his best efforts” to pay the government a $750,000 forfeiture within six months, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Jackson’s case jointly asked a judge to hold off ruling until Oct. 25 on a government request to seize Jackson’s interest in his homes in Chicago and Washington, according to a court filing obtained by the Tribune. The filing said Jackson will update the government on his progress toward paying off the $750,000, but does not mention how Jackson plans to make the payments.
Jackson’s father, Rev. Jesse Jackson, told the Tribune he “couldn’t comment” on whether he would help his son meet the obligation because he doesn’t know how his son will pay. Reached by the Tribune, Jackson Jr. told the newspaper “Will you call my lawyers, please?”
Jackson faces sentencing Aug. 14 after pleading guilty to a series of crimes in which he took $750,000 from his campaign treasury to buy luxury goods. A final federal disclosure report filed this month shed no new light on Jackson’s campaign funds scandal.
