FOXNews.com: Jesse Jackson Jr.'s plea deal to be filed Friday

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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s plea deal to be filed Friday Feb 15th 2013, 19:07 Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s plea deal is expected to be filed in court Friday, Fox News confirms.  The former Illinois Democratic congressman had signed the deal regarding the inappropriate use of official funds. Prosecutors have been trying to get Jackson's wife Sandi to sign a plea agreement as well, but it's unclear what her status is.  Fox News is told that Jackson, expected to be in Washington next week when he goes to court, is "extremely depressed" and "broken-hearted." A source said he feels "like he's losing everything" and is trying to figure out how to provide for his family.  Fox News is told he has tried to keep Sandi out of this but she implicated herself with purchases of furs and other luxury items.  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.  The Chicago Sun-Times earlier reported that the probe had split into two separate investigations, with one into Jackson's wife Sandi. Sandi recently resigned as a Chicago city alderman.  The filing Friday is a blow for a public figure who was once considered a rising star.  Jesse Jackson Jr. first took office in 1995 after winning a special election and began his career in Washington with a star power and pedigree that set him apart from his hundreds of other House colleagues.  But despite high expectations, he largely went unnoticed as a policymaker. Instead, he gained a reputation for quixotic pursuits such as trying to impeach President George W. Bush and push through constitutional amendments that had no chance.  Jackson, 47, disappeared in June, and it was later revealed that he was being treated at the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal issues. He returned to his Washington home in September but went back to the clinic the next month, with his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, saying his son had not yet "regained his balance."  Fox News' Mike Levine and Chad Pergram and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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