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  2. Unita Blackwell - Wikipedia

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    Unita Zelma Blackwell (March 18, 1933 – May 13, 2019) was an American civil rights activist who was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] Blackwell was a project director for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and helped organize voter drives for African Americans across ...

  3. Former Mississippi mayor arrested on three counts of ... - AOL

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    The former mayor of Beulah was arrested Thursday for allegedly embezzling tax disbursements issued to the town by the Bolivar County Tax Collector. Former Mississippi mayor arrested on three ...

  4. List of 2020s American state and local politicians convicted ...

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    Mayor of Taylor, Richard Sollars (R) pleaded guilty to felony bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud charges and was sentenced to 71 months in prison. (2023) [79] [80] Flint Township Clerk Kathy Funk (D) convicted of misconduct (ballot tampering). (2023) [81] Mayor of Romulus LeRoy Burcroff (R) sentenced for theft and misuse of over $15,000 in ...

  5. List of United States local officials convicted of federal ...

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    Mayor of Guttenberg, New Jersey: Hobbs Act [11] Yvonne A. Dockery: Mayor of Garland, Arkansas: Mail fraud [12] Alex Daoud: Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida [13] John de Rose: Mayor of Gloucester Township, New Jersey [14] Dennis Elwell: Mayor of Secaucus, New Jersey: Program bribery Operation Bid Rig [15] Angelo Errichetti: Mayor of Camden, New Jersey

  6. How the FBI posing as Nashville 'investors' led to indictment ...

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    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 ...

  7. Man grabs, tries to 'force his way' into Memphis Mayor Paul ...

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    Mayor Paul Young speaks at a press conference after he and other local leaders met with U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty to discuss crime at city hall in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

  8. Tyre Nichols protests - Wikipedia

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    Protesters chanted "Justice for Tyre" and also protested another recent arrest by the neighboring City of Binghamton Police Department. Multiple people were arrested at the protest and more were pepper-sprayed by the police. [78] Protests also occurred in Fort Myers, Florida [79] and New Ulm, Minnesota. [80] A vigil took place at San Francisco ...

  9. 'Tragedy and triumph.' A look back at Jim Strickland's 8 ...

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    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's tenure encompassed the COVID-19 pandemic, the removal of Confederate statues and the killing of Tyre Nichols. 'Tragedy and triumph.' A look back at Jim Strickland's ...