Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months in prison . Jackson and his wife misspent about $ 750,000 in campaign funds to finance lavish living . `` I stand before you today asking for mercy , '' she said . NEW : The FBI has arrested a man who was accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. from Mexico, but he is not charged with any crime. His wife pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns ; She gets a year in jail ; weeps at sentencing .
Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months in prison . Jackson and his wife misspent about $ 750,000 in campaign funds to finance lavish living . NEW : The FBI has arrested a man who was accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. from Mexico, but he is not charged with any crime. His wife pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns ; She gets a year in jail ; weeps at sentencing .