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  2. Jackson Bribery scandal: Mayor Lumumba, DA Owens, Councilman ...

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    Lumumba also directed the agents to pay cash to employees of the club for Lumumba’s benefit, according to the indictment. When Lumumba got back to Jackson on April 4, the five $10,000 checks he ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Lumumba: 'I am not guilty, and so I will not proceed as a ...

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    Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, center, heads to the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson Miss., to appear at a 1:30 p.m. court hearing Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, after being indicted ...

  5. Bribery charges brought against Mississippi mayor, prosecutor ...

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    The charges against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Jackson City Council member Aaron B. Banks were brought after two people working for the FBI posed as real estate developers who wanted to build a hotel near the convention center in downtown Jackson and provided payments to officials ...

  6. Jackson Bribery scandal: Explaining the federal charges ... - AOL

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    Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, center, heads to the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson, to appear at a 1:30 p.m. court hearing Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, after being indicted on ...

  7. Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with ...

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    Lumumba, a Democrat, has been mayor since 2017. An indictment was not immediately available Wednesday in federal court electronic records. 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, WLBT-TV reported. The agents said they wanted to develop ...

  8. Bribery case adds to problems in Mississippi city with water ...

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    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 federal charges Thursday. They will remain free while awaiting trial in a case tied to the proposed development of a long-vacant downtown property.

  9. Massive corruption scandal in Jackson, Miss.: Mayor, DA ... - AOL

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    In a video statement Wednesday, Lumumba called his indictment "political prosecution." Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks during a press conference at City Hall in Jackson, Miss., on Monday ...