Who Am I?
I am 'Senate Candidate 5' - Specifically, federal authorities said, Mr. Jackson is ''Senate Candidate 5,'' associates of whom, the governor said in a wire-tapped conversation, were willing to raise money for Mr. Blagojevich in exchange for the seat. (New York Times, Illinois Congressman Is Entangled in Bribery Investigation of the Governor, December 11, 2008)

What have I done for Blagojevich?
"Associates" of mine promised to "pay to play" and raise money for Rod Blagojevich in exchange for him naming me Senator - The congressman, a son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, has been widely reported to be the man named in an FBI affidavit as "Senate Candidate 5," though he did not address the issue Wednesday. In wiretapped conversations, the governor said allies of "Senate Candidate 5" had promised to raise as much as $1 million for him in a "pay-to-play" trade for the appointment, the FBI said. (Los Angeles Times, Obama, Democrats seek to force Blagojevich out, December 11, 2008)

They not only promised to raise money, they "provided something tangible" - As Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to pick Illinois' next U.S. senator, businessmen with ties to both the governor and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. discussed raising at least $1 million for Blagojevich's campaign as a way to encourage him to pick Jackson for the job, the Tribune has learned. Blagojevich made an appearance at an Oct. 31 luncheon meeting at the India House restaurant in Schaumburg sponsored by Oak Brook businessman Raghuveer Nayak, a major Blagojevich supporter who also has fundraising and business ties to the Jackson family, according to several attendees and public records.

Two businessmen who attended the meeting and spoke to the Tribune on the condition of anonymity said that Nayak and Blagojevich aide Rajinder Bedi privately told many of the more than two dozen attendees the fundraising effort was aimed at supporting Jackson's bid for the Senate.

Among the attendees was a Blagojevich fundraiser already under scrutiny by federal investigators, Joliet pharmacist Harish Bhatt.

That meeting led to a Blagojevich fundraiser Saturday in Elmhurst, co-sponsored by Nayak and attended by Jesse Jackson Jr.'s brother, Jonathan, as well as Blagojevich, according to several people who were there. Nayak and Jonathan Jackson go back years and the two even went into business together years ago as part of a land purchase on the South Side. (Chicago Tribune, Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday, December 12, 2008)

And I met with Blagojevich the day before he was arrested for trying to sell the seat I so desperately wanted - Jackson said he met with Blagojevich on Monday, the day before the governor was arrested and led out of his North Side home in handcuffs. (Chicago Sun Times, Jackson needs to start answering questions, December 11, 2008)