Mayor of the federal government, Jackson Mississippichasing his opponents in the city’s major democratic outflow.
The unofficial vote totals show that State Sen. John Horn leads two terms of mayor Chokwe Antal Lumumba from 18,493 to 6,246, according to the city’s office. Absentee votes have not yet been counted, but Horhn declared victory in the race.
Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens II and Jackson City Councilman Aaron Banks face allegations of federal programs bribery, honest service fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced by the Department of Justice, announced last November. All three pleaded not guilty.
The indictment alleged Three Democrats The accepted payments, including the $50,000 for the mayor’s reelection campaign, come from two people who thought they were real estate developers looking to build a hotel near the city’s downtown convention center. It turns out they were working for the FBI.
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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antal Lumumba speaks during a protest at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi on January 31, 2023. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)
“Residents said you know and should. It should give us all the reasons why we should not be here, and we are trying to make it clear that it’s not us,” Lumumba said by the Associated Press.
Lumumba and Horhn faced a democratic mayoral primary once in 2017. In that race, Lumumba beat Horhn completely, earning 55% of the vote.
The winner of this race will advance to June 3rd General election.
“People are prepared for something different,” Horn said recently. “They are ready for change. They are ready for leadership. They are ready for better roads. They are ready for less crime. They are ready for more opportunities.”
Lumumba, son of the New African Republic, denied accepting bribes last year, releasing a video statement last year that “rejected “political prosecution” and accused with the aim of destroying it.” [his] . . . reputation. ”
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Mississippi Senators John Horn and D. Jackson declared victory in a major democratic outflow. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)
“Jackson residents, I’m extremely disappointed that I’m coming before you. My legal team informed me that federal prosecutors actually charged me with bribery and related charges,” he said.
“There is no coincidence and the timing is just before the upcoming mayoral race. My legal team will be bold enough to defend me against these accusations. Again, while I am disappointed, I am not stopped.
According to Clarion Leisure, local Mississippi, the three officials were in a luggage room on a yacht in Broward County, Florida.
One undercover investigator reportedly asked authorities to advance the deadline for “SOQ” or qualification statements required for planned hotel development, and Lumumba reportedly went forward and called.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antal Lumumba was indicted in November 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Another agent handed the mayor five checks worth a total of $50,000. The paper reportedly left the funds in the mayor’s campaign account after returning to Mississippi.
Charles Creitz and the Associated Press of Fox News Digitals contributed to this report.
