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Former Mayor Marion Barry and Jesse Jackson Jr. playing basketball in a D.C. housing project in April 18, 1989 (Kevin T. Gilbert/The Washington Times)

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Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. began serving a 2½-year prison term in October 2013 for misusing campaign funds. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Chicago-area businessman Raghuveer Nayak leaves the federal building in Chicago. A sentencing hearing is scheduled on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at federal court in Chicago for Nayak, a longtime fundraiser to both imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and imprisoned former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. He pleaded guilty to bribing physicians for patient referrals to clinics he owns. (AP Photo/Chicago Sun-Times, Rich Hein, File) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., leaves federal court in Washington. Prison-bound Jackson plans to sell his home in Washington to help pay $750,000 in penalties stemming from his sentence for illegally spending campaign funds on personal items. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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** FILE ** Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (center) leaves a D.C. federal court on Aug. 14, 2013, after being sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing money from his own campaign. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr., over Debbie Halvorson, and Anthony Beale Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Matteson, Ill., After a primary campaign dominated by gun control and economic woes, voters chose Kelly, the likely replacement for Jesse Jackson Jr. Tuesday, three months after his legal troubles and battle with depression forced the son of the civil rights leader to resign from Congress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)