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Jackson may lose federal pension

February 19, 2013
Chicago Tribune

Ex-congressman planning guilty plea could get up to 5 years in prison

By Katherine Skiba, Chicago Tribune reporter

WASHINGTON—
— Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who plans to plead guilty to using campaign dollars to buy more than $750,000 worth of luxury items, memorabilia and other goods, is at risk of losing his freedom and a federal pension estimated at $45,000, observers said.

Jackson, 47, who could be in court as early as this week, faces up to five years in prison, according to federal prosecutors.

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2nd district candidate Toi Hutchinson`s paid campaign staff includes mom

February 14, 2013
Fox 32 Chicago

By Dane Placko, FOX 32 News Investigative Reporter - bio | email

FOX 32 has learned that one of the candidates running to replace Jackson has been paying thousands of dollars in campaign cash to her mother.

Democratic State Senator Toi Hutchinson didn't hire some kid as her campaign scheduler; she hired her mother, Janice Heno. State Board of Election records show between January of 2010 and December of 2012, Hutchinson paid her mother more than $57,000 out of her campaign fund for "contractual services."

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Jackson Jr. accused of using campaign funds to decorate home

October 15, 2012
WGN TV

Julie Unruh WGN News
6:27 p.m. CDT, October 15, 2012

CHICAGO—
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s use of campaign cash is reportedly the target of a federal investigation.

The Wall Street Journal reports, a new federal investigation is looking into whether Congressman Jackson used campaign cash to pay for furniture and other decorations inside his home.

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FBI source: Alaska rep. spent campaign cash freely

April 21, 2012
AP via KTVN Channel 2
By NIGEL DUARA
 
 
Documents released by the FBI show that a source told investig

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Lawmaker from Peoria repays campaign for Greek hotel stay

March 23, 2012
Chicago Tribune

U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock used campaign funds to pay $1,100 bill

WASHINGTON — Rep. Aaron Schock of Peoria billed his campaign for a $1,136 stay at a luxury hotel in Greece in 2009, but repaid the money after a watchdog group reported it, an aide said Thursday.

Schock, 30, a Republican in his second term in Congress, stayed at the Hotel Grande Bretagne during a trip to Athens on Oct. 1, 2009, according to Steven Shearer, his chief of staff. The hotel advertises "breathtaking" views of the Parthenon, and rooms starting at $284.

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Beavers is ‘last of the old-school tough guys’ in politics

February 24, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times

BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter/ February 23, 2012 6:56PM

Updated: February 24, 2012 2:23AM

William Beavers is an old-school caricature of a Chicago aldermen who loved patronage and contracts, made no apologies for it and “retired” to the Cook County Board to “relax and enjoy the good life.”

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Beavers: Indictment is ‘horse s---’; wouldn’t wear wire on John Daley

February 24, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times

By LISA DONOVAN  AND ABDON M. PALLASCH Staff Reporters

The “Hog” says he wouldn’t squeal — and he got indicted because of it.

Cook County Commissioner William Beavers, an old-school Chicago politician who likes to call himself “The Hog With the Big Nuts,” has been indicted on federal tax charges.

The feds allege he failed to pay taxes on more than $226,000 he took from his campaign funds and his county expense account to go gambling and to boost his city pension.
 

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William Beavers indicted on tax fraud charges

February 23, 2012
Chicago Tribune

Cook County commissioner accused of pocketing campaign funds without paying federal taxes

By Annie Sweeney, Hal Dardick and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune reporters

Cook County Commissioner William Beavers, an old-school ward boss who often bragged about his political dominance with a barnyard reference to his virility, was indicted Thursday on charges he pocketed campaign funds and a county stipend without paying federal taxes.

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William Beavers indicted on federal tax charges

February 23, 2012
ABC 7 News Chicago

ABC7 Team Coverage

February 23, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Veteran Chicago politician and current Cook County Commissioner William Beavers was named in federal grand jury indictments Thursday afternoon for allegedly pocketing campaign funds for gambling and other personal spending. Beavers was involved in numerous schemes dating back to at least 2006, say federal investigators.

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