The City Council in Jackson, Mississippi has rejected a resolution calling for the city's mayor to take a leave of absence ...

An attorney for Councilman Aaron Banks, one of three defendants, wants more time to review government materials he calls ...

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba hasn't filed an annually required campaign finance report since 2021, according to public records.

A resolution calling for Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba to take a leave of absence following an indictment on federal ...

Federal prosecutors allege that Lumumba accepted $50,000 in campaign donation checks from undercover FBI agents posing as ...

For Stokes, Lumumba's indictment is enough reason for the mayor to step aside and take sick leave with pay. He wants Louis ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is facing up to 95 years in prison after pleading not guilty to federal bribery charges.

He has not been found guilty or innocent, but he has been indicted. ... If the mayor wants to help Jackson, he needs to get out of the way until this is settled and make sure that the citizens in ...

The attorney for a city councilman implicated in Jackson’s most recent bribery scandal says the 32-page indictment unsealed ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks were all indicted in November, allegedly participating in a bribery scandal that ...

Banks, along with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, were all indicted in November in relation to Jackson's bribery scandal. All have pleaded not guilty ...