By MICHAEL SNEED
msneed@suntimes.com
February 6, 2013 9:41PM
Sneed has learned a plea deal is now on the table between former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and federal authorities probing allegations of campaign fund misuse.
Sneed is told the plea deal includes Jackson serving time in federal prison.
“Significant jail time is now definitely a part of the deal,” said a top Sneed source close to the probe.
“But I think [Jackson’s wife] Sandi, feels like she was thrown under the bus by her husband, ” now that a separate probe has begun on her, a second source added.
Sandi Jackson claims she was stunned by
campaign finance abuse disclosures against her husband, who has been
treated for mental disorders and allegedly spent $40,000 on a Rolex
watch purchased with campaign funds. (Continues)
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