A glance at items listed in Jackson Jr. charges

February 16, 2013 @ 11:30 am


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CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife have agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. The following is a look at the items listed in Jackson Jr.'s charging document, when they were allegedly purchased and for how much:

_ gold-plated men's Rolex watch, July 2007, $43,350

_ Bruce Lee memorabilia, bought between August 2007 and August 2008, $10,105

_ porcelain collector's items, January 2008, $1,553.09

_ children's furniture, July 2008, $9,587.64

_ the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. memorabilia, August and September 2008, $11,130

_ football signed by U.S. presidents, February 2009, $5,000

_ Michael Jackson memorabilia, bought between August 2009 and March 2010, $22,700

_ fur capes and parkas, November 2009, $5,150

_ Eddie Van Halen guitar and Michael Jackson memorabilia, November 2009, $4,000

_ Malcolm X memorabilia, February 2010, $2,200

_ Jimi Hendrix memorabilia, March 2010, $2,775


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  • maplefish wrote...
    What a scumbag
    February 16, 2013 11:25 am
    Another corrupt Democrat from Chicago......go figure.he should have just become a Reverend and then he'd be able to steal as much as he wanted....like his Father & Uncle Al Sharpton....how those buffoons aren't in prison already is truly a mystery....
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