The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it will continue its investigation into allegations Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or someone acting on his behalf offered to raise campaign cash for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a Senate appointment in 2008.

The committee had previously said it would determine by Friday what course its investigation of the Democrat and son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson would take. The younger Jackson has said he expected to be exonerated.

Instead, the committee will continue looking into allegations involving Blagojevich and whether Jackson inappropriately used government resources to angle for an appointment. The committee said in a statement that continuing the investigation “does not itself indicate that any violation occurred.”