A $5,000 Football? See Items Listed in Jesse Jackson Jr. Charges
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
