Soros-backed Mississippi DA, local mayor indicted on federal bribery charges

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Nov 10, 2024
Soros-backed Mississippi DA, local mayor indicted on federal bribery charges
"I don't give a sh*t where the money comes from," he said. "It can come from blood diamonds in Africa, I don't give a f*cking sh*t. I'm a whole DA. F*ck that sh*t."
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz
The Post Millennial

A Mississippi district attorney with connections to globalist mega-donor George Soros and a Mississippi mayor endorsed by socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders have been indicted on federal bribery charges.

It is alleged by the Justice Department that Hinds County district attorney Jody Owens and Democratic Jackson Mayor Choke Antar Lumumba both accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from undercover FBI informants posing as real estate developers seeking projects in downtown Jackson, Mississippi.

Prosecutors claim District Attorney Owens solicited $115,000 in bribes from undercover informants and instructed them to pass $50,000 to Lumumba. The mayor allegedly accepted the funds in exchange for "exerting his influence and taking official action relating to the Developers' proposed project in downtown Jackson."

Both Owens and Lumumba reportedly rose to power with significant backing from prominent political figures. Owens, elected in 2019 on a platform promoting "alternatives to incarceration," received $500,000 in campaign funding from George Soros’s Mississippi Justice and Public Safety PAC, according to the Capital Research Center.

Owens, previously an attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, faced sexual harassment allegations during his campaign. Furthermore, while in office, he has been accused of drawing a firearm during an incident at his chief of staff’s residence. ...

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See also: District Attorney Jody Owens, Councilman Aaron Banks, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba plead not guilty in bribery scandal, from Darkhorse Press:

... Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is indicted along with the Mayor of Jackson and another city council member in a Capitol City bribery scandal that has made national news.

Owens is charged with a count of conspiracy, three counts of federal program bribery, one count of using an interstate facility in aid of racketeering, honest services wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements. Court documents show that Owens allegedly told agents he “owned” the city and had information on city officials that would allow him to deliver votes in favor of a real estate developer.

According to the assertions in the indictments, Owens allegedly networked for two individuals pretendng to be real estate developers to solicit bribes from city officials to give their support to a convention center hotel development. The developers were supposed to represent a Nashville firm called Facilities Solutions Team.

The indictment says Facilities Solutions Team responded to a request by the city to build the convention center hotel, and Owens was listed as a co-developer on the response.

The federal documents state that Owens facilitated payments of $80,000 to Lumumba, Banks and Councilwoman Angelique Lee in exchange for their approval of Facilities Solutions Team on the project. Owens solicited and accepted at least $115,000 in cash with promises of more if he continued to secure support for the project. ...