Jacksons' case a tale of runaway spending

It was the kind of runaway spending usually reserved for someone with newfound riches — a holistic retreat, a cruise, pricey restaurant tabs, flat-screen televisions and even a pair of stuffed elk heads —and former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. admitted he conspired with his then-Chicago alderman wife to pay for it all with campaign money and cover it up.

By KatherineSkiba, Jeff Coen and Wes Venteicher

February 21, 2013