A meeting with developers seeking his support for a convention center hotel project was billed as a political fundraiser.

LET’S TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAYOR HAD TO SAY IN HIS VIDEO STATEMENT A SHORT TIME AGO. >> JACKSON RESIDENTS, IT IS WITH GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT I COME BEFORE YOU. MY LEGAL TEAM HAS INFORMED ME ...

All three officials are Democrats. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba of Jackson, Mississippi, is seen on February 7, 2023. On November 7, 2024, Lumumba and several other Jackson city officials were indicted ...

E VERYONE THOUGHT a new hotel would revitalise the downtown area. Nearly two decades ago city leaders in Jackson, the capital ...

From the AP (via Mississippi Free Press): The charges against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba ... to return to Mexico ...

Nov. 8 (UPI) --The mayor of Jackson, Miss., a city council member and a district attorney have been indicted on charges of participating in a bribery scheme, federal prosecutors said. The three ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that he has been indicted as part of the Jackson bribery scandal, calling it "political prosecution." Lumumba released a video statement at 4 ...

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

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded not guilty ... Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks, who were also indicted Thursday. On Thursday morning, an unsealed indictment revealed ...

JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) -- Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that his legal team notified him that federal prosecutors have indicted him on "bribery and related charges." ...

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (C) of Jackson, Miss., was indicted in a bribery scheme on Thursday. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI Nov. 8 (UPI) --The mayor of Jackson, Miss., a city council member and a ...