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

Lumumba's mayoral stint followed his father's, Chokwe Lumumba, who was elected as Ward 2's councilman in 2009, then as ...

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 Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that his legal team notified him that federal prosecutors have ...

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

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

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

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

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

The charges came after two undercover FBI agents posed as real estate developers and reportedly made payments to officials.