Here’s how the FBI allegedly wooed Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to a clandestine meeting in Ft. Lauderdale
A meeting with developers seeking his support for a convention center hotel project was billed as a political fundraiser.
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Mississippi Mayor and Other Officials Indicted Bribery Charges
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 ...
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Mayor of Jackson, Miss., Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
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 ...
UPI28d
Jackson, Miss., mayor, two others indicted in alleged bribery scheme
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 ...
Lumumba: 'I am not guilty, and so I will not proceed as a guilty man.'
Unsealed court records reveal Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's connection to the Jackson bribery scandal involving the Hinds County DA ...
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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says he's been indicted on bribery charges
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 ...
‘He’s cooked’: Law professor offers take on Jackson bribery case
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks were ...
The Economist8d
An FBI sting operation catches Jackson’s mayor taking big bribes
E VERYONE THOUGHT a new hotel would revitalise the downtown area. Nearly two decades ago city leaders in Jackson, the capital ...
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Bribery scandal: Mayor pleads not guilty to indictments, calls it 'political prosecution'
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 ...
USA Today29d
Massive corruption scandal in Jackson, Miss.: Mayor, DA, councilman all indicted
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 ...
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Jackson, MS mayor indicted on federal bribery charges
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 ...
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Capital city Democratic mayor, prosecutor indicted in undercover bribery sting
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 ...