CRIMEJun 30 · 15:30 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Mississippi district attorney pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigns

Mississippi district attorney Jody Owens pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigned after being accused of accepting $115,000 in cash and facilitating over $80,000 in payments to co-conspirators, including Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's reelection campaign. Owens was indicted in November 2024 following an FBI sting involving two agents posing as real estate developers.

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