{"id":2626849,"date":"2026-07-08T16:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-scheme-after-getting-nabbed-by-undercover-fbi-agents\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:54:08","slug":"former-democratic-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-scheme-after-getting-nabbed-by-undercover-fbi-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-scheme-after-getting-nabbed-by-undercover-fbi-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Democratic Mayor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme After Getting Nabbed by Undercover FBI Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-democratic-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-scheme-after-getting-nabbed-by-undercover-fbi-agents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626849&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">pleaded guilty<\/a> too conspiracy in a bribery scheme involving tens of thousands of dollars. He accepted $50,000 in campaign contributions from undercover FBI agents posing as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-host-10000-a-ticket-campaign-fundraiser-in-nyc\/\" title=\"Cuomo to Host ,000-a-Ticket Campaign Fundraiser in NYC\">real estate developers<\/a>, in exchange for official actions supporting a multi-million-dollar advancement project in Jackson. The payments, funneled through third-party entities and laundered via Lumumba\u2019s campaign account, were concealed as campaign donations. Lumumba and District Attorney Jody Owens, who coordinated the bribes, each face up to five years in prison. Lumumba denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated, and served as mayor from 2017 until losing reelection in 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Democratic Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy in a six<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-figure real estate bribery scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lumumba accepted $50,000 in campaign contributions from undercover FBI agents posing as real estate developers, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-democratic-mayor-state-capital-city-pleads-guilty-role-six-figure-real-estate-bribery-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who funneled the bribes, pleaded guilty\u00a0on June 29.<\/p>\n<p>Lumumba and Owens each face five years in prison, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLumumba accepted the checks knowing and understanding that the money was from the Developers, and that it was being offered in exchange for official action from Lumumba in favor of the Developers\u2019 proposed development project,\u201d the indictment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississippifreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lumumba-owens-banks-indictment-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lumumba\u2019s primary legal counsel, Owens\u2019 office, and the City of Jackson each did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Owens\u2019 payments to Lumumba were \u201cconcealed as five $10,000 campaign-donation checks from third-party entities and individuals, including Owens. Lumumba then laundered that money through his campaign account before cashing out a portion of the payment,\u201d a 2024 Department of Justice news release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/mississippi-district-attorney-mayor-jackson-and-jackson-city-council-member-charged-bribery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Owens obtains the funds from the FBI agents \u201cin exchange for their agreement to take official action to ensure the approval of the Developers\u2019 proposed multi-million-dollar downtown Jackson development project,\u201d according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>Lumumba originally called the prosecution\u2019s charges a political prosecution, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jackson-mississippi-mayor-indicted-bribery-6a038240072731209d2521244e70c34f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear, I have never accepted a bribe of any type,\u201d Lumumba, who was then still in office, said at the time. \u201cAs mayor, I have always acted in the best interests of the city of Jackson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The now 43-year-old Democrat served as mayor of Mississippi\u2019s capital from 2017 to 2025 when he lost reelection in the Democratic primary to John Horhn. 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