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Bribery charges brought against Mississippi mayor, prosecutor and council member

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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba , Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and council member plead not guilty.

Indictment unsealed after FBI posed as real estate developers who wanted to build a hotel near the convention center.

Two people working for the FBI provided payments to officials, including $ 50,000 for the mayor’s reelection campaign, documents say.

Jackson City Council member Angelique Lee resigned in August and pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges as result of the same FBI investigation.

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English

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