Ex-Jackson Mayor Pleads Guilty in FBI Real-Estate Bribery Sting
TL;DR
Ex-Jackson, Miss. mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty to one conspiracy count in a six-figure real-estate bribery scheme after accepting tens of thousands of dollars from individuals he believed to be developers but who were undercover FBI agents; DA Jody Owens has also pleaded guilty, Lumumba served as mayor from 2017 to 2025 and lost reelection in 2025, and both men face sentencing in October with potential prison time.
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- Former Democratic mayor of state capital city pleads guilty for role in six-figure real estate bribery scheme Fox News
- U.S. Attorney speaks on convictions in Jackson bribery scheme investigation WLBT
- Former mayor of Mississippi’s capital pleads guilty to bribery and fraud The Guardian
- Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleads guilty to conspiracy Mississippi Today
- Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and ex-councilman Aaron Banks plead guilty WAPT
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