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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

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, the top prosecutor in the state's largest county and a Jackson City Council member have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges ...