Jackson Mayor Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the development was a ‘political prosecution’ aimed at undermining his 2025 reelection campaign.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks during a press conference in Jackson, Miss., on March 8, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, Jackson, announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury has indicted him on bribery charges.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the development was a “political prosecution” aimed at undermining his 2025 reelection campaign.