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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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 ...
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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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Something About These Bribery Charges Against Jackson, Mississipi’s Mayor Doesn’t Smell Right
From the AP (via Mississippi Free Press): The charges against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba ... to return to Mexico ...
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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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Jackson bribery scandal: Mayor Lumumba indicted, calls it 'political prosecution'
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 ...
‘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 ...
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'Nothing has changed': What Lumumba said about running for a third term following indictment
Following his indictment on multiple federal charges and subsequent not guilty plea, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba ... partied with DA Owens Lumumba was indicted on Nov. 7, along with Hinds ...
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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 ...
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Mayor of Mississippi capital says he faces political prosecution with bribery charges
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 ...
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Lumumba: 'I am not guilty, and so I will not proceed as a guilty man.'
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 ...
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Jackson, Miss., mayor, two others indicted in alleged bribery scheme
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 ...