On November 6, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and Jackson Councilman Aaron Banks were indicted on federal bribery charges. A few months earlier, Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee resigned from office and pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. In this episode host Grant Callen sat down with Jackson resident and attorney Spencer Ritchie to discuss these indictments, the charges they are facing, and the impact on the city. This is a dark day for Jackson, but also a season of hope as the city looks to elect a new leader in the spring of 2025. Tune in below.
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23 comments:
It's not "elect a 'new' leader," but rather a leader. There isn't a "leader" currently.
When he goes to prison, will he have to take off that ugly false wig and beard?
When he does go to prison….there needs to be a parade on capitol street
I've heard Banks and Owens will go down, but Lumumba will walk free. Nothing would surprise me less.
Maybe through the process of this criminal case, we will finally learn how "da mare" has been mis-using his campaign account, which would explain why he has failed to timely file campaign finance reports.
If Chowke goes free it's because he ratted on a lot of important people.
You better be careful who you rat on if you rat on important people.
Who in Jackson is important that he would rat on?
If he gets off it will be because the judge and jury have been swayed. There is enough on him that a Grand Jury indicted him.
Did I mention "in Jackson?"
Right is right and most important people ain’t right. When the majority of the population understands this idea, you’ll start to see positive things happen. I’m old and most of the important people I know, don’t advertise themselves. They work behind closed doors and you’ll never know who they are because you’re worried about who you can see.
My bet, against whatever you want to bet, is that he don't walk free. Yes ,that's what he is preaching, but what else can he say? Now that Sista has brought down a Detroit lawyer to help defend him he thinks he is still covered -- but that lawyer aint never been up before a Southern District of Mississippi Federal Jury (yep, he don't get no Hinds County 'jury of his peers', he gets one of them things but its found throughout the area south of Highway 82 all the way to the coast.)
I agree, Jody is going down, but with a plea and an allocution - one that aint gonna help de mayer a bit. The problem is, Sista and the familee ain't going with him, and with the Southern Poverty Law Center trying to control Mississippi politics, Rukia might still be around for a while. And for her and the "familee", that's all that matters.
Why is mair getting paid if he has not filed his campaign documents?
wow ritchie's audio was terrible. this podcast needs a lot of improvement.
Lumumba is going to jail. Bank on it. Only unknown is the term.
Yes, the audio quality is bad and I apologize. We won't make that mistake again. It absolutely wasn't his fault, but Ritchie's microphone wasn't working and we didn't catch it until the interview was over. We'll do better next time.
They will all plead before trial.Banks hasn't the metal for prison time. Jody is looking at serious time so he will roll if given the chance. The mayor will be thrown under the bus by Owens.
You know all the sewage Jackson pumped into the Pearl River? Yeah, those people living downriver will be the ones sitting on the jury. Maine justice!!!!
You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant.
(Excepting Chokwe)
I want to give @5:50 a huge thumbs up! Chalklay’s incompetence and his attitude toward Rule of Law along with using the race card to further his agenda shows that he has no respect for anyone. People south of Jackson on the Pearl get their drinking water from that source and it has had a detrimental effect on the Marine Fishing Industry. How would you like to be told you can’t fish here because a certain person let loose 4.5 billion gallons of raw sewage? Whether you like it or not, he is responsible. It’s under his watch. Instead of partying and furthering his Marxist agenda to tell all black city leaders to destroy their cities he should have been working for the people and not himself to get federal assistance to get the water and sewer issue under control. Remember, you know who had to step in and take control and was called a racist. What I don’t understand is the amount of money and legitimate voters in Northeast Jackson who cannot garner enough support together to select a good candidate and get that person elected. Hattiesburg did it after their corrupt mayor ruined their city and look at it now. It is Flourishing. You don’t want that for Jackson? Really?
I’ll say it again. They are on audio and video discussing and taking bribes. Enough said.
This right here^^^
They will all take a plea.
5:50 am is right. Lil Choke poisoned his own jury pool, nobody can fish or swim in the sewer lagoons he made out of the Pearl in and below Jackson. Serve the SPLC, ACLU some of those fish?
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