Jesse Jackson Jr. in 2008. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | AP file photo
Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (left) meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Aug. 16. | Office of Patrick J. Kennedy~AP
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-2nd)
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (2nd District)
The snowballing troubles of Jesse Jackson Jr. took a new turn Friday with the revelation that federal investigators have launched a probe into “suspicious activity” in the South Shore congessman’s finances. Focusing on a completely new area of scrutiny for the son of the famed civil rights leader, the investigation is focusing on “suspicious activity” involving the congressman’s finances related to his House seat and the possibility of inappropriate expenditures, the sources said. … Read More
