A yacht, a hollow book and a 'war room': How the FBI ... - NBC News
1 day ago · Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and City Council member Aaron Banks were indicted last month on conspiracy and bribery charges. All have pleaded not guilty. A trial is set for early January.
Jackson Bribery scandal: Explaining the federal charges against Lumumba …
1 day ago · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks were revealed to be the three other alleged conspirators in the scandal that also ...
Who is Chokwe Antar Lumumba? Jackson, Mississippi mayor …
Nov 7, 2024 · 1. The City of Jackson's leader for the past seven years, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday afternoon that he has been indicted on federal bribery charges, calling it a "political prosecution." Lumumba, 41, has served as mayor during multiple crises in the struggling city, including the potential state takeover of the Jackson ...
Lumumba: 'I am not guilty, and so I will not proceed as a ... - Yahoo News
Nov 7, 2024 · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded not guilty to five federal charges Thursday afternoon in federal court in connection to the Jackson bribery scandal that involves Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks, who were also indicted Thursday. On Thursday morning, an unsealed indictment revealed Lumumba is ...
Jackson, Mississippi, mayor and other officials indicted on bribery ...
5 days ago · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and two other Democratic elected officials — Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Jackson City Council member Aaron B. Banks — pleaded not guilty to ...
Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of bribery
Nov 8, 2024 · Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, center, heads to federal court in Jackson after he was indicted on federal charges. Barbara Gauntt / The Clarion-Ledger / USA Today Network
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Is Indicted on Federal …
Nov 7, 2024 · Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat first elected to lead the state’s capital in 2017, and the City Council member, Aaron Banks, were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges. The Hinds ...
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba indicted in federal …
Nov 6, 2024 · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, who leads Mississippi’s largest and capital city, confirmed Wednesday he has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a sweeping corruption probe. The charges come after undercover FBI agents posing as real estate investors invited the mayor to a fundraiser in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on April 3, according ...
FBI posing as Nashville investors led to Mississippi mayor indictment
Nov 7, 2024 · Three officials from Jackson, Mississippi, including Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba have been indicted as part of a bribery scandal. The case involved two undercover FBI agents posing as Nashville ...
Jackson Bribery scandal: Mayor Lumumba, DA Owens, …
Nov 7, 2024 · Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Ward 6 Jackson Councilman Aaron Banks and Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens all pleaded not guilty to federal charges at the Thad Cochran United States ...