After a day of conflicting information about his whereabouts, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has indeed reported to federal prison to serve a 30-month sentence, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman said Tuesday.

Jackson -- once a rising Democratic star whose political career imploded over the use of campaign finances to support lavish personal spending -- entered a federal prison camp in Butner, North Carolina, on Tuesday morning, bureau spokesman Ed Ross said.

Jackson's spokeswoman earlier had said that he reported to prison on Monday, but prison officials told CNN that Jackson was not in custody until Tuesday morning. The bureau said it could not address the discrepancy.

The former Illinois congressman had been ordered to report to a federal prison camp or correctional institution no earlier than November 1. The Bureau of Prisons said it couldn't comment on why Jackson reported earlier than ordered.

Jackson's spokeswoman didn't immediately return CNN's calls for comment Tuesday.

CNN affiliate WLS reported Monday that a paperwork problem delayed his incarceration and that Jackson and his attorney C.K. Hoffler were at the prison trying to sort it out.

Jackson, 48, was sentenced in August to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to misuse of $750,000 in campaign funds, money that went to personal expenses like vacations, fur coats and movie memorabilia.

His wife, Sandra Jackson, was also caught up in the case and pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns that failed to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxable income. She was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Jackson has promised to pay $200,000 towards his $750,000 fraud judgment by November 1, according to court documents.

Filed last week, the documents show that Jackson has so far been unable to meet his financial obligations in the judgment and has promised to sell a property he owns in Washington in order to start paying it off.

The filing requests that Jackson be given until June 2014 to pay the full amount. He will need to submit a status report by mid-May.

The property Jackson is promising to sell is located in Washington's costly Dupont Circle neighborhood. Jackson could also be forced to sell a property in Chicago.

CNN's Cristy Lenz and Tina Burnside contributed to this report