Jesse Jackson Jr. was ``Candidate 5'' in Blagojevich case
Federal officials have announced that Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was ``Candidate #5'' in the Rod Blagojevich corruption case, in which the Illinois governor attempted to auction Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat.
US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who is in the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., voted by absentee ballot, a representative said Wednesday.