Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has signed a plea deal regarding the inappropriate use of official funds, according to a Fox News report.
Details of the deal are unclear, but the network says the deal also pertains to a "social acquaintance" of the former Illinois Democratic congressman.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the deal -- at least one being considered earlier in the week -- includes "significant jail time."
Jackson resigned last November shortly after being reelected to the House. The son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr. had been treated for bipolar disorder, but also has been the subject of an ongoing federal investigation over campaign funds.
AP
FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. A spokesman at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, Jackson has left the clinic, where he was being treated for bipolar disorder for the second time since taking a leave of absence in June. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
The Sun-Times reported that the probe has split into two separate investigations, with one into Jackson's wife Sandi. Sandi recently resigned as a Chicago city alderman.
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