Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks all pleaded not ...

The allegations in the federal indictment paint a picture of people entrusted to public office in a city where roughly 26% of ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Days after Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was indicted on federal bribery charges, he is attending the ...

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not ...

Lumumba is facing five felony counts in connection with a bribery scheme to bring a convention center hotel to Jackson.

If Lumumba chose to resign, Mississippi Code § 21-8-19 states he must appoint a member of the Jackson City Council to assume ...

Unsealed court records reveal Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's connection to the Jackson bribery scandal involving the Hinds County DA ...

Activist Rukia Lumumba wants people to “wake up” after the mayor says he "always acted in the best interests of the citizens ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba confirmed Tuesday he has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a sweeping corruption ...

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat first elected to lead the state’s capital in 2017, and the City Council member, Aaron ...

On May 22, 2024, the FBI raided the offices and business of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who is now facing ...

As it presently stands, those who have been indicted in the bribery scandal in Jackson can stay in office unless they are ...