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| Former U.S. Prosecutor Negotiating Plea Deal For Jackson Jr. |
| 2012-11-11 |
| [Chicago.CBSLocal] A former U.S. attorney representing embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is negotiating a plea deal with the federal government, CBS 2 has learned. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has the exclusive details. The plea deal would end Jackson’s 17-year career as a congressman representing Chicago’s South Side and suburbs. At the center of negotiations is white-collar criminal defense attorney Dan Webb, who served as Chicago’s top federal prosecutor in the 1980s, when several Cook County judges were indicted for public corruption under the “Operation Greylord” investigation. Webb, the chairman of Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, has been the point person for Jackson in talks with the U.S. Justice Department in Washington. The tentative deal includes: –Jackson resigning for health reasons.At least some jail time would appear to be inevitable for Jackson. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The plea deal would end Jackson's 17-year career as a congressman representing Chicago's South Side and suburbs Meaning that his replacement will be appointed, rather than facing an election had Mr. Jackson withdrawn from the running. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-11-11 17:10 |
| #3 No, put him in the same cell as Blago. Then, cue the "Odd Couple" theme. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2012-11-11 13:15 |
| #2 Governors? All you need to know about Illinois politics is this district: the disgraced Jackson who replaced the disgraced Mel Reynolds who replaced the disgraced Gus Savage... |
| Posted by: Spot 2012-11-11 11:57 |
| #1 should be a family jail cell. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-11-11 11:34 |