Former U.S. Congressman Pleads selewengkan funds

Jesse Jackson Jr. (reuters.com)

Washington (Reuters)-former United States Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Wednesday pleaded guilty have been distorting the campaign funds worth 750,000 US dollars (approximately Rp7,26 billion).

Jackson (47), of Chicago, was the son of the leader of the civil rights warriors and ever became a political star in the Democratic Party.

Jackson cried silently as he filed a plea in U.s. District Court in Washington.

Judge Robert Wilkins received the recognition.

"Guilty, your Majesty. I deceived the American people, "said Jackson after the judge asked what would the recognition she gave.

Jackson, who last year escaped public attention and undergoing treatment for bipolar disorder, can incur a maximum penalty of five years under the approval of the Prosecutor.

The judge scheduled the reading of the verdict made Wilkins on June 28.

In Wednesday's hearing that lasted an hour, Jackson's father, Jesse Jackson SR., sat in the front row of the bench in a courtroom filled with family, friends and reporters.

Jesse Jackson Jr. 's wife, Sandi, is scheduled to appear in court separately at 14.30 local time and declared guilty has made hoax reports about tax refunds.

The report did not include campaign finance as money income.

The password is a former member of the City Council of Chicago.

Born with the name that would bring him known throughout the United States because his father was a civil rights activist and had been a candidate for President, Jesse Jackson Jr. was once considered one of the most promising black politicians in the us.

He ran as a member of Congress and won the position at the age of 30 years and underwent a term of Office from 1995 until he resigned on 21 November, with mention of the existence of health reasons and that he is under FBI investigation.

After the hearing Wednesday, Jackson expressed regret for using campaign money for years.

"I deeply understand the consequences for my actions," he said.

Jackson was accused of ordering to delivery address in Washington branded man Rolex watches costing 43.350 dollars (Rp419,8 million) that he bought with campaign funds.

He also ordered a jacket-jackets hairy beast that he bought $ 5150 (Rp49,8 million) of the Fund and the campaigns addressed to the House of someone who is not mentioned by name in Beverly Hills, said the document.

Jackson disappeared from public attention on last summer and spinning for a few weeks of speculation about his condition.

He said at the end of June last year that he had taken a leave of absence two weeks earlier to undergo treatment for what was described as fatigue he experienced.

He issued a statement on July 5, saying that he experienced health problems turned out to be more serious and he treatment for the illness to stay more "emotional and physical" that are not mentioned in detail.

On 11 July, doctor who treated Jackson said that he was undergoing intensive treatment for "mood disorders" and is expected to be fully recovered.

Mayo Clinic on July 27 that Jackson had walked into the clinic.

Jackson underwent a nurse for at least six weeks due to bipolar disorder in Mayo, which is sometimes referred to as manic depression.

This disorder is characterized by mood swings that are high and low, and could be cured through treatment and psychological consultation, and Reuters.
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House Could Spend $1.5M Defending Marriage Act, Congressman Fights Back

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The cost to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, could balloon to $1.5 million, and Democratic Rep. Mike Honda of California wants none of it. Honda is calling for a hearing to address what he said is an "irresponsible, backdoor use of taxpayer money" on the part of House Republicans, who have agreed to increase the pay cap for an outside firm defending the law, as first reported by LGBTQ Nation.

"The speaker of the House has been on the job for 288 days and has not created a single job for the American people," Honda said in a statement Thursday. "Instead, the House Republican leadership wastes precious resources by putting the American taxpayers on the hook for a $1.5 million legal tab in defense of discrimination."

After a February announcement by the Obama administration that it would no longer defend DOMA—which defines marriage as between a man and a woman—in court, Republican leaders decided the House would take up the case itself. So the House general counsel hired lawyer Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general under President George W. Bush, to do what the Department of Justice would normally have done: defend the law.

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Clement and his firm, Bancroft PLLC, were first given a $500,000 cap, but they are now authorized to charge the legislative branch "a sum not to exceed $750,000.00," but that the "cap may be raised from time to time up to, but not exceeding $1.5 million, upon written notice of the General Counsel to the Contractor." This means the costs could now triple, and the contract also leaves room for future increases, if the parties come to a written agreement.

"How long are we going to let this Republican political exercise go on, and at what cost to the American tax payers?" Honda asked, adding that GOP leaders have not been clear about where the money would come from.

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Other House Democrats have also called the price tag "unconscionable" in such tough economic times, suggesting the taxpayer funds and congressional energy should be spent creating American jobs instead.

But Michael Steel, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, counters that the House is defending the law because "the Justice Department chose to shirk its constitutional duty to do so," he said in an E-mail. "As we have always said, the entire cost should be borne by that department."

A House GOP aide added that the effort is not detracting from Republican efforts to improve the economy. "Despite Democrats' feeble attempts to demagogue this issue, the House's lawyer is doing his job," the aide says, "and House Republicans remain entirely focused on jobs."

Honda said he is hopeful his Appropriations subcommittee's chairman, Florida Republican Rep. Ander Crenshaw, will call for a hearing, but indicated he lays more of the responsibility on top House Republicans. "I recognize the tough spot [Chairman Crenshaw]'s in with his leadership on this issue," Honda said.

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