A once-politically powerful couple might be going separate ways.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that ex-Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has filed for divorce from his wife of 25 years – former Chicago Alderwoman Sandi Jackson.
Cook County court records show that Jesse Jackson Jr. filed a petition for dissolution of marriage Monday citing “irreconcilable differences.”
Both Jacksons pleaded guilty in August 2013 to schemes related to misuse of a congressional campaign fund. Each was sentenced to prison for diverting $750,000 in campaign funds to personal use from 2005 to 2012.
A judge allowed staggered sentences so one parent could remain with the couple’s two minor children.
Source: AP
