E VERYONE THOUGHT a new hotel would revitalise the downtown area. Nearly two decades ago city leaders in Jackson, the capital ...

LET’S TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAYOR HAD TO SAY IN HIS VIDEO STATEMENT A SHORT TIME AGO. >> JACKSON RESIDENTS, IT IS WITH GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT I COME BEFORE YOU. MY LEGAL TEAM HAS INFORMED ME ...

The charges came after two undercover FBI agents posed as real estate developers and reportedly made payments to officials.

By Isabelle Taft The mayor of Jackson, Miss., a City Council member and the local district attorney have been indicted on federal corruption charges, with court documents unsealed on Thursday ...

Nov. 8 (UPI) --The mayor of Jackson, Miss., a city council member and a district attorney have been indicted on charges of participating in a bribery scheme, federal prosecutors said. The three ...

indicted me on bribery and related charges. To be clear, I have never accepted a bribe of any type. As mayor, I have always acted in the best interest of the citizens of Jackson. We believe this ...

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks were ...

Unsealed court records reveal Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's connection to the Jackson bribery scandal involving the Hinds County DA ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that he has been indicted as part of the Jackson bribery scandal, calling it "political prosecution." Lumumba released a video statement at 4 ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city, the top prosecutor in the state's largest county and a Jackson ...

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (C) of Jackson, Miss., was indicted in a bribery scheme on Thursday. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI Nov. 8 (UPI) --The mayor of Jackson, Miss., a city council member and a ...