article_snippet: former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy spoke with Former congressman at the minimum security federal prison camp in Montgomery, Alabama, where the son of the civil rights leader has been serving a 2 ½-year sentence after pleading guilty to illegally spending $750,000 in campaign funds on more than 3,000 personal items.
article_snippet: Former Illinois Rep Jesse Jackson Jr and former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy wife, Sandra, were both convicted of federal crimes in a scheme that involved spending mroe than $750,000 of Former Illinois Rep Jesse Jackson Jr and his wife, Sandra campaign money on more than 3,000 personal items .
article_snippet: The disgraced lawmaker's crime was officially described as wire and mail fraud, catch-all federal criminal categories frequently used as placeholders for financial corruption.
article_snippet: Former congressman wife, Sandra, was also sentenced to a year in prison in connection with the corruption scheme.
article_snippet: His wife, Sandra pleaded guilty to a single charge of filing a false tax return in an attempt to hide the fraud.
article_snippet: Court documents showed that Sandra, a Chicago city councilwoman when His wife, Sandra was charged, had spent His wife, Sandra husband's campaign funds on vacations, electronics and furs.
article_snippet: His wife, Sandra was ordered to pay $22,000 in restitution, in addition to the $750,000 her husband had to pay back.
highlights_snippet: Former congressman pleaded guilty in 2013 to illegally spending $750,000 in campaign funds on Former congressman and Former congressman wife – buying more than 3,000 items .
  