7 things Jesse Jackson, Jr. bought with stolen campaign money

Earlier today former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., pled guilty to a count of conspiracy for misusing more than $750,000 in campaign funds for personal use. His wife, Sandi, is expected to plead guilty this afternoon for filing false tax returns in the years that her husband pilfered from his campaign coiffeurs.

The Jacksons had some – well, let’s say creative – uses for their embezzled cash. Below is a guide to some of the purchases the Jacksons made with the stolen cash:

 

Memorabilia

(via dynastyauctions.net)

Apparently the Jacksons were obsessed with memorabilia belonging to deceased celebrities and civil activists, as that is where most of the purloined money was spent. The couple purchased more than $10,000 in Bruce Lee memorabilia between 2007-2009…

(via zimbio.com)

…and another $27,000 on collectibles once belonging to Michael Jackson in the months following his untimely death in 2009. Among the items purchased were a fedora and a guitar signed by both the King of Pop and Eddie Van Halen.

(via collectorquest.com)

The Jacksons also spent $11,000 on memorabilia from the late civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., and several thousand more dollars on memorabilia belonging to the late Jimi Hendrix and Malcolm X.

Luxury Items

(via TimeAndGems.com)

The former Congressman treated himself to a $43,000 gold-plated Rolex watch in 2007…

(via AshleyFurnitureHomeStore.com)

…and also decided to redo his children’s bedrooms in 2008, spending nearly $10,000 on new furniture.

(via Wikipedia Commons License)

The couple also spent more than $5,000 on furs from Edwards Lowell, a Los Angeles boutique, in November 2009.

(via Desktoptune.com)

Last, but not least, there’s the football that the Jacksons purchased for $5,000, which is signed by several former U.S. presidents.

 

By /// February 20, 2013
Katie LaPotin About Katie LaPotin

Katie LaPotin is an Associate Editor at Red Alert Politics. Originally from the City of Brotherly Love, Katie has an extensive background in political campaigning. She has worked on and managed several campaigns at all different levels, most recently serving as the Communications Director for a top-tier Congressional race in Virginia during the 2012 cycle. Katie has also worked at both a Republican polling firm and a conservative public relations firm. Katie has a Bachelor's Degree from American University and a Master's Degree from the London School of Economics. When not working on campaigns or writing Katie can be found rooting for her beloved Philadelphia Phillies and Flyers and vacationing at her shore house in Maryland. You can follow Katie on Twitter at @krlapotin.

Comments

  1. Roger Mitchell says:
    February 20, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Being born and raised in the south I learned a phrase long long ago that covers people who spend money they don’t have or just acting rich with a check they just received unexpectedly and leave home on welfare tokens and bus and return with all the BLING BLING and new cars to the section 8 shack living quarters , Obama suffers the same malady as well just has too spend that money like a drunken sailor (: Hell Jessie Jackson senior was slicker he was never cornered or caught as he extorted money from every corporation that was scared or old J.J sr. he’d holler racist and they would open the check books to finance his rainbow crap.. Give them a thousand dollars and its time for new shoe’s or suits or wheels for the escalade’s .

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  2. Cecil Sharps says:
    February 21, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    You should add a plane ticket, or a picture of his mistress. Don’t forget the former congressman flew her in for a booty call

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