Former Jackson Mayor Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Bribery Charges

Lumumba files motion to dismiss in Jackson Bribery case

Lumumba files motion to dismiss in Jackson Bribery case JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A former Jackson mayor implicated in a federal corruption case has filed a motion seeking the charges against him to be dismissed. Last week, Chokwe Antar Lumumba filed a notice to join and concur with Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens’ motion to dismiss. That motion came days after the former mayor filed a separate motion to dismiss, along with several exhib…

Former Jackson mayor files motion to dismiss federal bribery charges

Chokwe Antar Lumumba is seeking to dismiss federal bribery charges against him, but Jacksonians can’t read the former mayor’s arguments because of a blanket restriction on public access to filings in the case. Lumumba’s motion to dismiss comes weeks after a co-defendant in Jackson’s bribery scandal, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, filed his own motion [...]