FBI: Lumumba accepted $50K in envelope while on yacht near Miami, partied with DA Owens
Sitting in a private room on a yacht in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Hinds County District ...
Mississippi mayor, prosecutor, council member charged with bribery
The mayor of Mississippi's capital city, the top prosecutor in the state's largest county and a Jackson City Council member ...
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Despite bribery charges, Mississippi prosecutor, other officials can remain in office
Hinds County’s district attorney, Jackson’s mayor and a city council member were indicted on federal charges connected to ...
What happens if Hinds County DA Jody Owens resigns in Mississippi? Here's what to know
In 2023, Fifth Circuit Court District Attorney Doug Evans resigned six months before his term ended. Circuit Court Judge ...
Democratic mayor and other Mississippi officials accused of bribery
In one of the country's poorest states, money is flowing through elected officials' hands in yet another alleged public ...
Hinds DA facing eight felony counts in connection with Jackson bribery scheme; Mayor facing five
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds District Attorney Jody Owens, and Councilman Aaron Banks are slated to appear in court ...
Ward 6 Councilman Banks indicted on federal charges, pleads not guilty. See allegations
Banks is the latest to fall in a bribery scandal that has already taken down former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee in ...
Mississippi Mayor and Other Officials Indicted Bribery Charges
The charges came after two undercover FBI agents posed as real estate developers and reportedly made payments to officials.
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Mississippi mayor and other officials indicted on federal corruption charges
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is facing five federal charges, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is facing eight ...
‘I don’t give a s**t where the money comes from’: Indictment details bribery scheme involving four local leaders
On Thursday, indictments were unsealed in the federal bribery case against Owens, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and ...