Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, are set to learn their fates when a federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentences them for misusing $750,000 in campaign money.
The son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson is expected to step before the judge Wednesday to make a statement. Defendants typically apologize or ask for mercy.
The 48-year-old earlier pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud his campaign by spending funds on everything from a gold-plated Rolex watch to mounted elk heads.
Prosecutors are recommending a four-year prison term for the Chicago Democratic.
His 49-year-old wife, a former Chicago alderman, pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns. Prosecutors recommended an 18 month sentence for her.