On May 22, 2024, the FBI raided the offices and business of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who is now facing ...

Indicted last week in a major corruption scandal, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is trying to pull a Donald Trump. Just ...

Former Jackson City Councilmember Angelique Lee and local businessman Sherik Marve’ Smith previously pleaded guilty to ...

Gov. Tate Reeves spoke one-on-one with 16 WAPT’s Scott Simmons about the lingering impacts the Jackson bribery scandal could ...

One city councilman said it might be a long road ahead to rebuild trust in the capital city after a recent bribery scandal ...

In a case very similar to the one against former City Councilwoman Angelique Lee, Smith and three other unnamed and unindicted individuals worked to get Jackson city officials to take bribes to ...

Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, are the latest shock to the state's capital city. A ...

A federal indictment released Thursday revealed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Jackson, Mississippi, ...

A public servant tasked with upholding the law was indicted on 8 counts that allege he facilitated hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

The charges are related to an undercover FBI operation that also resulted in charges against then Jackson Councilwoman ...

Owens was elected in 2019 and took office in 2020. All three are Democrats. Jackson City Council member Angelique Lee, a ...

This could be the second special election ordered by the council this year, as former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee ...