Former Mississippi district attorney sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for bribery scheme
The case stems from an FBI undercover probe that prosecutors say uncovered cash payments, money laundering and campaign donation schemes tied to a downtown development project.
- On Thursday, Nov. 5, Judge Daniel P. Jordan III sentenced former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens to 41 months in federal prison and a $100,000 fine for his role in a bribery scheme.
- The FBI launched an undercover operation in 2022 using agents posing as real estate developers interested in a Downtown Jackson convention center hotel project. Owens facilitated more than $80,000 in bribes to city officials to advance the deal.
- Former Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks was sentenced Thursday to 45 months in prison and a $15,000 fine. Former Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty and faces sentencing on Nov. 20.
- Owens must report to the Federal Correctional Complex Montgomery in Alabama on Jan. 4, 2027. If any portion of the $100,000 fine remains unpaid upon release, he will owe $200 monthly.
- Before his guilty plea, Owens ran as a criminal justice reformer and served as lead attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, marking a stark contrast to his federal conviction.
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Former Mississippi district attorney sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for bribery scheme
The former district attorney of Mississippi’s largest county was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison over a bribery scheme that engulfed multiple local officials.
Former Hinds County DA Jody Owens sentenced to over 3 years in prison for bribery scheme
Former Hinds County district attorney Jody Owens has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a bribery scandal. On Thursday, U.S. Judge Daniel Jordan on sentenced Owens to 41 months behind bars and ordered him to pay a fine of $100,000. Owens was charged with federal conspiracy linked to […]
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