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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

From the AP (via Mississippi Free Press): The charges against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba ... to return to Mexico ...

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, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city said Wednesday that he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his ...

Rukia is the daughter of civil rights activist and former Jackson Mayor ... federal prosecutors have indicted me on bribery and related charges,” he said. “As mayor, I have always acted ...