UPDATED Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison, Wife Gets 1 Year

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, arrive at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, to learn their fates when a federal judge sentences the one-time power couple for misusing $750,000 in campaign money on everything from a gold-plated Rolex watch and mink capes to vacations and mounted elk heads. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

UPDATE: Sandi Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife, has been sentenced to one year in prison for filing false tax returns. She must also pay $22,000 in restitution, reports News Breaker. Jesse Jackson Jr. must do 500 hours of community service in addition to his 30 months in prison.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 months in prison, reported the Chicago Sun Times, for using $750,000 in campaign funds to buy luxury items, such as a Rolex watch. The former Illinois congressman apologized for his crime in court before the sentencing, even weeping openly, reported the Chicago Tribune. 

“I didn’t separate my personal life from my political activities, and I couldn’t have been more wrong,” he said. He could have faced five years in prison, according to USA Today.

His father, Jesse Jackson Sr., was present at the hearing.