Former mayor of Mississippi capital pleads guilty to bribery scheme0

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• July 7, 2026

JACKSON, miss.- The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital and former City Council president pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme a week before they were set to stand trial. Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy. His statements came after Hinds