dʒˈoʊnz fˈeɪsd skɹˈuːtɪni ˈæftɚɹ ɪt wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt hɪz wˈaɪf ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvənti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈeɪ ɹˈeɪz tˈuː mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ ʃiː ænd dʒˈoʊnz wɜː mˈæɹid ænd fˈoːɹ mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ ʃiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɜː pəzˈɪʃən, wˌɛn ɡˈʌvɚnɚ ɹˈɑːd blˈæɡoʊdʒvˌɪtʃ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ spˈɛʃəl sˈælɚɹi klˈæs fɔːɹ hɜː pəzˈɪʃən.
Jones faced scrutiny after it was reported that his wife received a $70,000 pay raise two months after she and Jones were married and four months after she started her position, when Governor Rod Blagojevich created a special salary class for her position.