Jackson, Mississippi, mayor and other officials indicted on bribery ...
5 days ago · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and two other Democratic elected officials — Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Jackson City Council member Aaron B. Banks — pleaded not guilty to ...
Jackson Bribery scandal: Explaining the federal charges against Lumumba …
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, center, heads to the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson, to appear at a 1:30 p.m. court hearing Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, after being indicted on ...
Lumumba: 'I am not guilty, and so I will not proceed as a ... - Yahoo News
6 days ago · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded not guilty to five federal charges Thursday afternoon in federal court in connection to the Jackson bribery scandal that involves Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks, who were also indicted Thursday. On Thursday morning, an unsealed indictment revealed Lumumba is ...
Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of …
6 days ago · Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, center, heads to federal court in Jackson after he was indicted on federal charges. Barbara Gauntt / The Clarion-Ledger / USA Today Network
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba indicted in federal …
Nov 6, 2024 · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, who leads Mississippi’s largest and capital city, confirmed Wednesday he has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a sweeping corruption probe. The charges come after undercover FBI agents posing as real estate investors invited the mayor to a fundraiser in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on April 3, according ...
Live updates: Jackson Mayor Lumumba, DA Owens, Councilman …
Nov 7, 2024 · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Ward 6 Jackson Councilman Aaron Banks and Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens all pleaded not guilty to federal charges at the Thad Cochran United States ...
Who is Chokwe Antar Lumumba? Jackson, Mississippi mayor …
6 days ago · 1. The City of Jackson's leader for the past seven years, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday afternoon that he has been indicted on federal bribery charges, calling it a "political prosecution." Lumumba, 41, has served as mayor during multiple crises in the struggling city, including the potential state takeover of the Jackson ...
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Is Indicted on Federal …
6 days ago · Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat first elected to lead the state’s capital in 2017, and the City Council member, Aaron Banks, were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges. The Hinds ...
MS bribery scandal: Jackson Mayor Lumumba indicted for …
Nov 6, 2024 · 1:12. After announcing his indictment in a video statement Wednesday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded not guilty to five felony charges in relation to his alleged role in the Jackson ...
Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery ...
Nov 6, 2024 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city said Wednesday that he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his 2025 campaign for reelection. “My legal team has informed me that federal prosecutors have, in fact, indicted me on bribery and related charges,” Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said in a ...