Monday, October 21, 2024

Mayor: "I Have Never Conspired With Anyone to Commit a Crime"

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding his regular press briefing right now.  The presser is live-streamed below.  




* The city is rolling out a new portal for vendors.  Vendors can get their invoices and pay their invoices online.  Mayor Lumumba said at one point, the city had $9.4 million in unpaid invoices.  The unpaid invoices are now $480,000.  

Brett Westergen (sp?) of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government business lab said it will improve the customer service for vendors.  They will be able to sign up for direct deposit and see the status of their payments.  Vendors can submit invoices to the portal.  Vendors will enjoy a grace period. 

* The city website was down for several days.  Hizzoner said the website is migrating from one platform to another.  He said the website will be more user-friendly.  

* Boo at the Zoo will be held Saturday at the Jackson Zoo from 4-7 PM Saturday.  Admission is $2 for ages 2 and up.  There will be a haunted train ride for an additional cost.  

* The Mayor brought up Hotel O.  The owners are apparently taking efforts to board up the property but the city still intends to demolish the eyesore per the judge's order and City Council approval. 

* Thalia Mara Hall update.  The city issued a notice to proceed.  The third-party engineer said the auditorium should open by January 18, 2025.  The city purchased a chiller.  It is now operational.  The city purchased another chiller.  The roof suffers several leaks that will be repaired.  

The fire curtain is obsolete and contains asbestos.  The fire curtain will be replaced.  

* WLBT's Anthony Warren asked about the Marve Smith bill of information.  Mayor Lumumba said "I have never conspired with anyone to commit a crime."  Ross Adams asked about the bill as well and received a similar answer from the Mayor.  




56 comments:

Anonymous said...

"The city website was down for several days. Hizzoner said the website is migrating from one platform to another. He said the website will be more user-friendly."

He previously told us his phone was messed up for a few days. We now know that was the FBI searching it. I wonder if they are at City Hall searching emails....

Anonymous said...

DOJ: All your base are belong to us!

Mayor Lumumba: Our website is migrating from one platform to another for NEW and IMPROVED KUSH USER EXPERIENCE !!!

Anonymous said...

"I do it by my own self!"

Anonymous said...

The state implemented a vendor portal with the same features 15 years ago That's how behind the city is. What a joke. He acts like this is something new.

Anonymous said...

Well then, Shock-Way is innocent. Tear up the indictment.
Move on. Nothing to see here. Just a perception of a conspiracy.

Anonymous said...

"Mayor Lumumba said "I have never conspired with anyone to commit a crime.""

Survey says...hold my beer and watch this!

Anonymous said...

When will the indictments be unsealed?

Anonymous said...

"I may expound upon that at a later point"

"I take the advice of my counsel very seriously"

He knows he's about to get popped and he's starting the defense. Good on Ross for pushing him to answer the $10,000 question.

His goose is cooked. Right now in the court of public opinion -- soon to be in a court of law.

Anonymous said...

The mayor is a lawyer, and a marxist, in no way should his word be taken as truth.

Anonymous said...

Take a good look at Jackson. High crime rate,business leaving,below average school system,tax base eroding and corruption of local authority. It’s time to seriously consider moving the capital out of Jackson, Jackson does not represent what this state is.

Boss Hogg said...

In saying he didn't conspire, is he admitting he took money but did nothing for it? He didn't say he didn't get paid.

Anonymous said...

What a play on words. He may not have conspired with someone to commit a crime, but he might have taken some money where he shouldn't have....

Anonymous said...

The mayor sounds like a car salesman

Anonymous said...

So, what he's saying is that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Right?

Anonymous said...

Were his lips moving? Yes? He's lying. That's what pathological lying Marxists do, because his "useful idiots" believe everything that he says. Right?

Anonymous said...

"I am not a crook." -- Richard Nixon

Anonymous said...

To a Marxist radical (Chowke) it's not lying, but rather "doing whatever it takes."

Anonymous said...

The FBI and DOJ must be MAGA cultists who hate Jackson for letting this clown continue to run the city into the ground when they could have already arrested him.

Anonymous said...

He is a lying sack of shit. Counting on Kamala. Not going to happen. Jackson is lost!

Anonymous said...

"I have never conspired with anyone to commit a crime."

It's not like I really expected him to admit it at this point!

That admission comes after he is indicted and pleads out.

Anonymous said...

Allegedly, Culprit 'C' took a campaign contribution (the quid) for directing employees to rush approval of Hotel Jackbait (the quo). Undoubtedly the Mayor thinks the "Campaign Contribution" launders his bribe so thereby claims it's not a crime.

Anonymous said...

"I only conspired to accept a campaign donation and coincidentally instructed City employees to evaluate the Hotel development ASAP. So what?" If that fails, then play the race game.

Anonymous said...

It depends on what the definition of "is" - is.......lol.

And be careful, sir.....Never say "never"........

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure how big of a popcorn machine I'll need when the feds unseal unindicted co-defendent A, B and C's affadavits. Anyone want to advise?

Anonymous said...

3:35 I must say, that's some of the most contorted "reasoning" I've ever seen. I would love to have been inside your head when you went through that thought process.

Anonymous said...

What sister doing?

Anonymous said...

Good for WLBT's Anthony Warren for asking the question.
4:34 pm, I agree. contorted is right.

Anonymous said...

3:35 is a good example of why you should never post while under the influence of hallucinogenic substances.

Steve said...

You do realize all those decisions are made by the US Attorneys Office?

Kingfish said...

Garland was briefed on all this some time ago.

Anonymous said...

"I never conspired to commit a crime . . . I just straight-up did it."

Anonymous said...

Good thing the mayor was standing up because his seat is heating up fast.

Anonymous said...

"It depends on what the definition of is is." To the US public on live TV, "I did not ...." DNA survey says: Liar.

Does spending your time chasing ambulances cause frequent falls and brain damage? Maybe someone can get a payout for that. Oh, they on that already.

Some folks would just rather climb a telephone pole bare handed to tell a lie than stand on the ground and tell the truth.

Anonymous said...

I miss frank melton

Anonymous said...

“The money they found hidden in my office in the book safe at city hall that had matching serial numbers is just a campaign donation from I don’t remember who”. Sounds like a pre-indictment denial to me.

Anonymous said...

Chickens coming home to roost Chockolot..Stevie Wonder could see this coming!

Anonymous said...

Anyone want to bet the Indictments come down on Wednesday, November 6? Anyone? Anyone?

Anonymous said...

"Garland was briefed on all this..."

Assuming for the moment that hizzoner is popped by the feds, I do not know who in the DC area might be on a list headed, "The people who will help Chuckie Lumumba avoid the Ray Nagin Suite in Texarkana," or even if there would a single name on that list. I am nearly certain Merrick Garland will not be on it.

Anonymous said...

LOL…Stevie Wonder could see it coming in a dark room!

Anonymous said...

The mayor chose his words carefully. That rebuild project with an expected January completion sounds way too aggressive for all of the work that needs to be completed.

Anonymous said...

Any takers for boo at the zoo? Now that’s one haunted ride there and back!

Anonymous said...

"I did not have conspiratorial relations with those undercover FBI agents."

Anonymous said...

"If the conspiracy doesn't fit you must acquit."

Anonymous said...

It's not really a conspiracy if you do the crimes outright.

Anonymous said...

@ Oct 21, 2024 2:48 pm.....As you speak of corruption, don't forget to mention the corrupt institution in the middle of downtown Jackson. Needs to be investigated as well. Athletes were offered an expensive meal plan by the Athletic department that was not sanctioned by the University. SMH

Anonymous said...

1. Indictment
2. Arrest and released without posting bail
3. Race card

Anonymous said...

Water Gate

Anonymous said...

The FBI did not build a good case. They are wrongly doing this. He will be a hero at the end when he beats them.

Anonymous said...

Much respect lost for Councilman Foote in his speculation and naming names.

Kingfish said...

As if you had any respect for him to begin with. Did you say anything when the Mayor said he and Stokes were taking bribes?

Anonymous said...

3:23, Chockwe will as much a "hero" as he is a "civil rights icon," which is to say not at all.

Anonymous said...

"They are wrongly doing this." Oh good grief.

Anonymous said...

Checking into all those trash cans before they print any indictments.

Anonymous said...

"I did not have sex with that woman, Miz Lewinski".

"Wait, but you said...".

"I don't consider that sex".

Anonymous said...

Since he has such a close-knit family, Garland will get him a room at the Yazoo facility.

Anonymous said...

Rukia sit down and hush! We are tired of cry babies like you and your loser brother! Pay your property taxes and set a good example for everyone!


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