Congressional Ethics board launches probe into Rep Jesse Jackson Jr.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

A congressional ethics board has launched a preliminary inquiry into U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill), related to President Obama’s vacant Senate seat and the corruption investigation of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

The Office of Congressional Ethics, formed just last year, voted in late March to conduct a “preliminary review,” of actions surrounding Jackson’s bid to be appointed to the Senate seat, according to documents received by parties involved in the case. The committee launched the action Thursday — the same day Blagojevich was indicted on corruption charges.

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