Former Democratic Mayor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme After Getting Nabbed by Undercover FBI Agents
Former Democratic Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy in a six-figure real estate bribery scheme. Lumumba accepted $50,000 in campaign contributions from undercover FBI agents posing as real estate developers, Fox News reported. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who funneled the bribes, pleaded guilty on June 29. Lumumba and Owens each …