A meeting with developers seeking his support for a convention center hotel project was billed as a political fundraiser.

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 ...

All three officials are Democrats. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba of Jackson, Mississippi, is seen on February 7, 2023. On November 7, 2024, Lumumba and several other Jackson city officials were indicted ...

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

In a widening corruption scandal in Jackson, Mississippi, three local leaders have been indicted on federal charges, including the mayor, district attorney and a councilman. Mayor Chokwe Antar ...

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 ...

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

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said his legal team informed him that federal prosecutors have indicted him on bribery and related charges. This comes after two others ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba ... My legal team has informed me that federal prosecutors have, in fact, indicted me on bribery and related charges," he said. "There is no coincidence ...

MAYOR LUMUMBA INDICTED ON FIVE CHARGES, INCLUDING MONEY LAUNDERING, RACKETEERING AND WIRE FRAUD. HINDS COUNTY DA JODY OWENS IS INDICTED ON EIGHT COUNTS, INCLUDING MONEY LAUNDERING, WIRE FRAUD AND ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded not guilty ... Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks, who were also indicted Thursday. On Thursday morning, an unsealed indictment revealed ...

JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) -- Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that his legal team notified him that federal prosecutors have indicted him on "bribery and related charges." ...