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At 34, he was the city’s youngest ever mayor, and he campaigned on a promise of self-determination for the predominantly Black city. It’s an ongoing factor in Mississippi politics,” said Leslie McLemore, a former Jackson State University political science professor who also once sat on the Jackson City Council. That was on top of years of boil-water notices that eroded residents’ trust in the city’s water supply. In April, a push by conservative legislators to strip local control of the city’s water system failed for the second time in the House. Rogelio V. Solis / AP fileByron D'Andra Orey, a political science professor at Jackson State University, said the bribery scandal could shape the municipal elections.

Persons: JACKSON, —, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Jackson, Lumumba, Jody Owens, Aaron Banks, Angelique Lee . Lumumba, Owens, Banks, Lee, “ I’m, Virgi Lindsay, Lindsay, ”, Leslie McLemore, ” McLemore, ” Jackson, Lauren Witte, Ronnie Crudup Sr, “, that’s, Jacksonians, “ It’s, ” Kim Meeks, Rogelio V . Solis, Zakiya Summers, Summers, Tate Reeves, Reeves, Bill, “ H.B, Liam Kennedy, Chokwe Lumumba, Tupac Shakur, ” Jacksonians, Rukia Lumumba, Annie Cooper, Jan, Byron D'Andra Orey, CJ Rhodes, Mount Organizations: Miss, City, Republican, Democratic, Jackson State University, Jackson City Council, USA, New Horizon Church, City Council, DA, Rep, U.S . Justice Department, NAACP, Mississippi Army National Guard, Lumumba, Clarion, Ledger, ”, State Capitol, Mount Helm Baptist Locations: Black, Hinds, ”, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi’s, Jackson’s Fondren, Hinds County, “, Northwest Jackson, Mount Helm

Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and City Council member Aaron Banks were indicted last month on conspiracy and bribery charges. Barbara Gauntt / Clarion Ledger / USA Today via ImagnA City Council member, Angelique Lee, resigned in August and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. “People are tired; they just want some good stuff done,” said Vernon Hartley, a City Council member for one of the city’s poorest wards. Aaron Banks is the second Jackson City Council member to be charged in the federal bribery case. Angelique Lee, a former City Council member, resigned and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery.

Persons: JACKSON, —, Virgi Lindsay, ” Lindsay, Jody Owens, Lauren Witte, “, ”, Owens, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Aaron Banks, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Barbara Gauntt, Angelique Lee, Sherik Marve Smith, Smith, Jackson, Vernon Hartley, ” Owens, Banks, Lumumba, They’re, Lee, Rogelio V . Solis, The United States ”, Hartley, Lindsay, Ashby Foote, Hannah Mattix, Foote, ” Foote, ” Hartley Organizations: Miss, Council, Clarion Ledger, FBI, Southern District of, City Council, City, “, Department of Housing, Urban Development, U.S, Southern, Southern District of Mississippi Owens, Jackson City Council, ”, Attorney’s Office, The United, NBC News, Republican, Capital Club, USA, Solutions Locations: Jackson, Hinds, Hinds County, Southern District, Southern District of Mississippi, Imagn, Nashville, Florida, Owens, Africa, The United States, generalities, City

It faced a June 2025 deadline to complete the project, according to the federal indictment outlining grand jury charges against Lumumba, Owens and Banks. Lumumba faces five charges, including one count of federal program bribery and another count of money laundering. Banks has been charged with one conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud and money laundering, in addition to a count of federal program bribery. At least seven people have pleaded guilty in relation to the scandal. “This indictment is a horrible example of a flawed FBI investigation,” Owens told reporters after he pleaded not guilty Thursday.

Persons: JACKSON, —, “, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, ”, Lumumba, Jody Owens, Owens, Aaron Banks, Angelique Lee, Barbara Gauntt, Banks, Owens ’, Sherik Marve Smith, ” Smith, “ Banks, Jackson, ” Todd Gee, Ward, ” Owens Organizations: Miss, City, Democrat, Department of Housing, Urban, Banks, Jackson City, Clarion, Ledger, USA, Democratic, NBC, Authorities, Federal, Justice Department, FBI, Courthouse, “, Southern, Southern District of, ” Locations: Mississippi’s, Jackson, Hinds, Nashville , Tennessee, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Owens, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Mississippi, Africa

(AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi - despite tough-on-crime talk by state leaders ahead of the Nov. 7 general election. Police officers and prosecutors rely on medical examiners' autopsy reports to investigate violent crimes and hold perpetrators accountable. Homicide autopsies in Mississippi continue to lag behind national standards as crime has remained a flashpoint in the state legislature and campaign trail. We have autopsies that have still been pending, sometimes for years.”Delayed autopsy reports create bureaucratic hurdles for prosecutors and defense attorneys. “States like Mississippi are safest when autopsy reports are completed within 90 days.

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