The 12 weirdest items from the Jesse Jackson Jr. auction

Who doesn't need another mink cape tainted by political corruption?

Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his wife
(Image credit: (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File))

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced in August to 30 months in prison for improperly using $750,000 in campaign funds to buy himself and his wife expensive — oftentimes bizarre — gifts.

Jackson was forced to hand over the purchases as part of his guilty plea, and the U.S. is now auctioning them off to cover what Jackson owes the government. Though some of the coolest and strangest items are not up for grabs at the moment — like Michael Jackson's $4,600 fedora and an Eddie Van Halen guitar — there are a dozen other items for you, the savvy collector of kitsch, to choose from.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.