wrote:
from the great state of Illinois.

"CHICAGO - Amid reports that he may have misused campaign funds, Illinois
congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has hired a lawyer to handle negotiations
with the federal government on possible plea deal in which he would
resign from the House of Representatives and spend time in prison, media said.

CBS 2 television reported on Saturday and Fox News Chicago on Monday,
citing an unnamed source, that Jackson hired Dan Webb, a former U.S.
attorney in Chicago who represents defendants in high-profile corruption
cases to represent the 47-year-old lawmaker.

Last week, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Jackson was under
investigation for allegedly misusing campaign funds to decorate his home
and to buy a $40,000 Rolex watch for a female friend."


Gosh, I wonder if he stole as much as Rick Scott, the governor of Florida,
whose company had to pay, what was it, a $500 million fine for
Medicare/Medicaid fraud?