I certainly did not suspect they were connected to the FBI.” Now, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who invited her ...

Earlier this year, former Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee and Hinds County businessman Sherik Marve’ Smith each pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy to commit bribery charge. They are each ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks were revealed ...

After now former Ward 2 Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee pleaded guilty to accepting bribes, which were for her vote on a downtown development, Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes told ...

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

Banks is the latest to fall in a bribery scandal that has already taken down former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee in ...

Lumumba, Banks and Owens indictments follow former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee, who pleaded guilty to a federal bribery ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is facing five federal charges, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is facing eight ...

Some of his fellow city leadership, like City Council President Virgi Lindsay, plan to back the Mayor until more information ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said his legal team informed him that federal prosecutors have indicted him on bribery and ...

Lumumba, Banks and Owens indictments follow former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee's guilty plea in August. Lee pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery after accepting nearly $20,000 in ...

This comes after two others, including former Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee, were charged in connection to a bribery scandal. “To be clear, I have never accepted a bribe of any type.