The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, Jackson, announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury has indicted him on bribery charges.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the development was a “political prosecution” aimed at undermining his 2025 reelection campaign.
“My legal team has informed me that federal prosecutors have, in fact, indicted me on bribery and related charges,” Lumumba said in a prerecorded video statement shared on social media. “To be clear, I have never accepted a bribe of any type. As mayor, I have always acted in the best interests of the city of Jackson,” he added, according to WLBT News….