The SHADE of it all. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. just filed papers to divorce his wife, who was just incarcerated for the money drama they both got themselves into. Details inside...
Wow. Jesse Jackson, Jr., former US Congressman and son of activist Rev. Jesse Jackson, filed for divorce from his wife Sandi, a lawyer and former Chicago Alderman, after 25 years of marriage on Monday.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Jesse requested in the documents that the couple's two children, ages 16 and 12, "reside with him, subject to Sandi's exercise of reasonable parenting time."
Chile...
The one time Democratic power couple pretty much started a downward spiral when, after a federal investigation, they were both found guilty of illegally using campaign money for their own personal use.
Jesse was charged with funneling $750,000 from his campaign funds to his personal accounts, and he reportedly spent the money on vacations, furs, celebrity memorabilia and two mounted elk heads, among other things.
February 20, 2013, Sandi plead guilty to one count of filing false tax returns after neglecting to declare nearly $580,000 in income. On August 14, 2013, she was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison, while her husband was sentenced to 30 months in jail and served 22 of them before being granted an early release. The couple was allowed to choose who would serve their time first so one parent can stay with the kids at all times. Quite similar to the "RHONJ" Giudice situation.
Sandi, 53, was released from federal prison camp at "Camp Cupcake" in West Virginia (where Martha Stewart served 5 months) on her birthday this past September. Her scheduled release date was October 20th, but she served out the last month doing home detention. It's unclear, though, where exactly.
If she's been at the family house, we're sure things are awkward AF since Jesse filed those papers yesterday....
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