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Jesse Jackson Jr. Spending: 17 Things Ex-Congressman, Wife Bought With Campaign Cash (PHOTOS)

17 Things Jackson Jr., Wife Sandi Bought With Campaign Cash

Now that federal charges have been filed and guilty pleas given in the case of ex-Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi's collusion to illegally spend $750,000 worth of campaign cash on personal items over a period of nearly seven years, one big question remains: What'd they spend all that money on?

The items range from the mundane -- groceries, drugstore purchases and home appliances -- to the extravagant -- about $28,000 in Michael Jackson memorabilia, about $8,000 for a pair of mounted elk heads and over $17,000 spent at tobacco shops -- to the sad: $313.89 spent at Build-a-Bear ahead of the holidays, presumably for the Jacksons' children.

In court Wednesday, Jackson Jr., 47, admitted that he had been living off his campaign funds "for years." A jail sentence of up to 57 months in prison has been recommended for him, while prosecutors say they are seeking a sentence of up to 24 months for Sandi Jackson, a former Chicago city councilwoman. They will be sentenced in late June.

Wonkette wrote that the spending spree earns the distinction of "the greatest amount of self-indulgent things ever" -- and while the list of the Jacksons' purchases have been widely reported, we felt the list was overdue for a SkyMall-esque slideshow treatment.

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Below are 17 of the many ways the Jacksons blew threw three-quarters of a million dollars, according to court documents and media accounts:

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated, based on the reports of other media outlets, that the Rolex watch Jackson Jr. purchased was gold-plated. This was likely inaccurate because Rolex does not appear to gold-plate their watches.

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