S*ros-Funded D*strict *ttorney, M*yor & C*ty C*uncil M*mber Ch*rged W*th Br*bery

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, and Jackson City Council member Aaron Banks, alleging they participated “in a bribery scheme to enrich themselves.”

“Owens, Lumumba, and Banks are scheduled to make their initial