of rep. jesse jackson jr is deeply sorry over relationship with giovana huidobro

Rep. Jackson: I did nothing wrong but 'deeply sorry' over 'social acquaintance': U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is “deeply sorry” for having “disappointed some supporters” regarding his relationship with restaurant hostess Giovana Huidobro.


Giovana Huidobro photo

The allegation by Oak Brook businessman Raghuveer Nayak regarding fund-raising runs counter to public statements Jackson has made as recently as last week that he never authorized any deal to attempt to trade campaign cash for the Senate appointment, which ultimately went not to Jackson but to Sen. Roland Burris.

The Sun-Times reported on Tuesday that sources said Nayak told authorities that on Oct. 8, 2008, Jackson directed him to offer Blagojevich $6 million in exchange for the Senate appointment.

Sources said Nayak also told authorities that Jackson asked him to pay to fly a Washington, D.C., restaurant hostess named Giovana Huidobro — described as a “social acquaintance” of the Democratic congressman — to Chicago to visit him. Nayak did so twice, according to the sources.

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

See more photos of Giovana Huidobro here.

[via The Hinterland Gazette]