A yacht, a hollow book and a ‘war room’: How the FBI ensnared a city’s leaders in a bribery investigation
The allegations in the federal indictment paint a picture of people entrusted to public office in a city where roughly 26% of ...
Jackson bribery scheme timeline: See when developers first met with Hinds County DA
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 ...
Man pleads guilty for 2021 murder of grandmother and uncle
On Wednesday, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens announced that Harry Hylander pleaded guilty to two counts of ...
Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of bribery
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not ...
Jackson Bribery scandal: Explaining the federal charges against Lumumba, Banks and Owens
The charges come after FBI agents, who posed as Nashville real estate developers, worked for months on an undercover sting, ...
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Give voters doable recall law
As it presently stands, those who have been indicted in the bribery scandal in Jackson can stay in office unless they are ...
Police: Damascus man accused of raping, abusing 3 young girls in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) announced a man was arrested after he was accused of raping and sexually ...