FILE - Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens speaks about how the Mississippi Legislature has funded additional assistants for district attorneys in other parts of the state but not for Hinds County, at a Jackson Delegation Legislative Hearing at the Capitol in Jackson, Monday, March 6, 2023.
FILE - Federal authorities gather outside a business owned by Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, in downtown Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Bribery charges brought against Mississippi mayor, prosecutor and council member
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, the top prosecutor in the state’s largest county and a Jackson City Council member have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges
FILE - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba watches a debate at the Mississippi Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Jackson, Miss.
Rogelio V. Solis - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens speaks about how the Mississippi Legislature has funded additional assistants for district attorneys in other parts of the state but not for Hinds County, at a Jackson Delegation Legislative Hearing at the Capitol in Jackson, Monday, March 6, 2023.
Rogelio V. Solis - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Federal authorities gather outside a business owned by Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, in downtown Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city, the top prosecutor in the state's largest county and a Jackson City Council member have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in a case that has already forced the resignation of another city council member, according to federal court records unsealed Thursday.
The charges against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and 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, including $50,000 for the mayor’s reelection campaign, according to court documents.
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