Jesse Jackson Jr. to Grab $8,700 Per Month in Disability, Plus Pension In Prison

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Convicted Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is scheduled to receive $8,700 per month in government disability pay, as well as a partial federal pension of $45,000. That generous $8,700 in disability comes thanks to Jackson’s sudden development of a “mood disorder” as the federal government began looking to indict him. Jackson, who was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, had no history of mental illness during his prior 17 years in Congress. Rev. Jesse Jackson has defended his son’s claims of mental illness, stating to the court, “This time a year ago I thought we may have lost him.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/08/15/Convicted-Jackson-Jr-disability

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Convicted Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is scheduled to receive $8,700 per month in government disability pay, as well as a partial federal pension of $45,000. That generous $8,700 in disability comes thanks to Jackson’s sudden development of a “mood disorder” as the federal government began looking to indict him. Jackson, who was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, had no history of mental illness during his prior 17 years in Congress. Rev. Jesse Jackson has defended his son’s claims of mental illness, stating to the court, “This time a year ago I thought we may have lost him.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/08/15/Convicted-Jackson-Jr-disability

ABC adds an important detail to that $45,000 pension payment. See text in bold below. One wonders why Breitbart felt the need to leave it out.

Ex-congressman Jackson is eligible to receive $8,700 dollars per month in disability pay due to his bipolar condition and could receive a partial federal pension of $45,000 per year once he reaches 65.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/iteam&id=9206552

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Glorious. All hail the nutso's retiring from the Congress. Might be a nice pattern, something for others to follow.