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Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleads guilty in Jackson real estate bribery scheme
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Key Points:
- Chokwe Antar Lumumba, former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a six-figure real estate bribery scheme involving payments from undercover FBI agents posing as realtors.
- Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who also pleaded guilty last week, funneled over $80,000 to Lumumba and other city officials in exchange for official actions supporting a multi-million-dollar downtown development project.
- Owens solicited and accepted at least $115,000 from the undercover agents, while Lumumba accepted $50,000 in campaign contributions knowing they were tied to the real estate deal.
- Lumumba initially claimed the charges were politically motivated and lost his re-election bid in 2025; both he and Owens face up to five years in prison with sentencing set for October 15.
